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Licensed daycares in 60045Lake Forest, IL

There are 10 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 60045, with a combined licensed capacity of 616 children. Together they have been cited for 21 violations across 6 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.50 violations per inspection, which is below the Lake Forest average of 5.40.

6 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

Every record below comes from Illinois DCFS, Bureau of Child Care Licensing and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

6 providers.

1St Presbyterian Preschool Program

Center · Capacity 67 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 700 N Sheridan Rd · Last inspected Oct 25, 2019

0 violationsActive
Kinderhaven

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 400 Hastings Rd · Last inspected Mar 12, 2020

0 violationsActive
Lake Forest Country Day School

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 2 yr – 3 yr · 145 S Green Bay Rd

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Gorton Children's Learning Center

Center · Capacity 47 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 400 E Illinois Rd · Last inspected Feb 8, 2024

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

3 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

The Children's Center At Lake Forest

Center · Capacity 114 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 28457 Ballard Dr Ste A2 · Last inspected Jul 2, 2025

7 violationsActive
Dearhaven Childcare And Learning Center

Center · Capacity 159 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 1100 N Westmoreland Rd · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

6 violationsActive
Montessori School Of Lake Forest

Center · Capacity 30 · Ages 15 mo – 3 yr · 13700 W Laurel Dr · Last inspected Aug 31, 2023

5 violationsActive

A note on Illinois records

Illinois does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Illinois does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Illinois DCFS, Bureau of Child Care Licensing on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error