Grayslake · Licensed center

Peppermint Stick Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 11 licensing inspections since June 2011.

Of the 859 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

Jul 26, 2026No rules cited
May 28, 20251 citation

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

Nov 20, 2023No rules cited
Jul 6, 20221 citation

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Apr 12, 2022No rules cited
Jan 20, 20221 citation

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

Aug 11, 20151 citation

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

May 31, 20132 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9)

Jun 4, 20121 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Feb 17, 20122 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b)

Jun 28, 20114 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

  • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
July 26, 2026
On file
11 visits since June 2011 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 28, 2025. 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.

Jul 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 28, 2025

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 6, 2022

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2022

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 11, 2015

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 31, 2013

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) · 407.370(p)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 4, 2012

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2012

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2011

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 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

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Address
40 S Whitney St
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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Sources and dates

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All checked August 2026.

State record

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

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "PEPPERMINT STICK PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60030 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 283258).

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