Glen Ellyn · Licensed center

The Ark Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 10 licensing inspections since December 2013.

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

Sep 28, 202622 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)

18 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(2)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(t)(2)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

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

Feb 20, 2026No rules cited
Jan 8, 2025No rules cited
Feb 8, 20241 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Feb 6, 2023No rules cited
Jan 6, 20201 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Jan 11, 20185 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Dec 14, 20156 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

  • Volunteers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)

2 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Jan 21, 201523 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

19 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(m)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(a)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(e)

Dec 12, 20131 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
September 28, 2026
On file
10 visits since December 2013 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 30, 2026. 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 22 findings

Monitoring visit · September 28, 2026

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(e)(4)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(h)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(2)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(2) through (t)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(2) · 407.370(t)(2)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation substantiated

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b) · Violation substantiated

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Violation substantiated

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) · Violation substantiated

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020327 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 8, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020327 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 6, 2020

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020327 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2018

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020327 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 14, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Rule cited again

Volunteers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020327 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 23 findings

Monitoring visit · January 21, 2015

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (i) · Violation substantiated

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

Equipment and Materials

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

Personnel Records

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

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (e)(3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(e)(3)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · 407.320(e)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(k)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a) through (5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a) · 407.340(a)(5)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(a) · 407.360(e)

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(m) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020327 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2013

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020327 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
277 Hawthorne St
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked August 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE ARK PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60137 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 020327).

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.