Naperville · Licensed center

Word Of Life Ev. Lutheran Church

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 14 of its licensing inspections since March 2011.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Feb 26, 20262 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)(h)

Mar 4, 20256 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Jan 24, 20243 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)

Feb 16, 20235 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Feb 9, 202211 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

7 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

Jan 29, 20215 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

1 more from this inspection

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

Feb 24, 20201 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Mar 1, 20191 citation

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

Jan 18, 20181 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

Feb 9, 20176 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(8)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Jan 11, 20163 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(8)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

Jan 14, 20156 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)

2 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2)

  • A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

Feb 25, 20143 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)

Mar 8, 20112 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
February 26, 2026
On file
14 visits since March 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 28, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2026

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Rule cited again

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 16, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

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(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · February 9, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

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

Medications

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(3) · 407.360(e)

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)

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 29, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (h) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

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 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 1, 2019

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 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 18, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · February 9, 2017

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (6) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)

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

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(8) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2016

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (8) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(8)

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 25, 2014

Personnel Records

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 8, 2011

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
879 Tudor Dr
License
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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 "WORD OF LIFE EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH" under Provider Name and 60563 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 132928).

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.