Northbrook · Licensed family home

Wilensky, Heather

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What the state has found

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

Of the 122 Chicago-area family homes with 9 licensing inspections, 46% had rules cited at all 9, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Jan 5, 20263 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)

Jan 19, 20248 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

Nov 15, 20191 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)

Dec 8, 20172 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

Dec 7, 20168 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

4 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)

Dec 9, 20159 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

5 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Dec 9, 20144 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

Feb 21, 20145 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)

1 more from this inspection

Swimming
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.19

Nov 20, 20121 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)(bi)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 5, 2026
On file: 9 visits since November 2012 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 4, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 5, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · Violation substantiated

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 19, 2024

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (29) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(29)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 8, 2017

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · December 7, 2016

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · 406.12(h)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(4)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g) · Violation substantiated

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · December 9, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(e)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 9, 2014

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 21, 2014

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Swimming

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.19 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 20, 2012

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)(bi) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444137 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

2246003753

Address: 3139 Elder Ct
License: license issued (il)

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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 "WILENSKY, HEATHER" under Provider Name and 60062 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 444137).

Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.