Lake Forest · Licensed center

Montessori School Of Lake Forest

Small center, licensed for 30 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
Shortlist has found no website for it yet.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 12 licensing inspections since November 2012.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Oct 8, 2025No rules cited

Aug 31, 20235 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(2)

1 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Nov 29, 2022No rules cited

Oct 19, 20202 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Sep 10, 20202 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Oct 21, 20198 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Nov 2, 20176 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c)

2 more from this inspection

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Nov 2, 20168 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Sep 24, 20156 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

2 more from this inspection

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

Mar 24, 2014No rules cited

Apr 23, 20131 citation

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

Nov 1, 20124 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: October 8, 2025
On file: 12 visits since November 2012 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 30, 2023. Illinois DCFS does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious: Illinois DCFS does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

Illinois DCFS cites each subsection of a rule separately, so one audit of a filing cabinet can produce ten citations. It publishes the rule’s title and a correction deadline, but no description of what was observed.

Oct 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 31, 2023

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(f)(1) · 407.120(f)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 19, 2020

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 10, 2020

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · October 21, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Repeat violation

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2017

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2014 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 23, 2013

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 1, 2012

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 014518 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

8479181000

Address: 13700 W Laurel Dr
License: license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LAKE FOREST" under Provider Name and 60045 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 014518).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.