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THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST

License issued (IL)

28457 BALLARD DR STE A2, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045

DCC in Lake County, Illinois

26Elevated Risk
Child care agency
4.9(8)Yelp(0)
DCC
Hours
7 AM–5:30 PM
Licensed for
114 children

The public record

License number
440453
License status
License issued (IL)
License type
DCC
Licensed capacity
114 children
Address
28457 BALLARD DR STE A2, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
County
Lake County
Phone
+18473670099
Website
Not listed

Hours

Listed on Google

Mon
7 AM–5:30 PM
Tue
7 AM–5:30 PM
Wed
7 AM–5:30 PM
Thu
7 AM–5:30 PM
Fri
7 AM–5:30 PM
Sat
Closed
Sun
Closed

Hours change without the licence record changing. Call before you plan a drop-off around these times.

What Illinois licensed

Illinois licenses day care and overnight care separately, so THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST is listed against each one it holds. Every figure is a ceiling the state set, not a count of places free.

Day care, ages
6 weeks to 12 years
Day care, licensed for
114 children
Languages reported
English

Amenities and accessibility

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.

How the reviews split

The 4.9 average comes from 8 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.

  • 5 star7
  • 4 star1
  • 3 star0
  • 2 star0
  • 1 star0

From Google

Recent parent reviews

  • We have had such a great experience here so far! Our son is so excited to get to daycare every day and we feel so supported by the staff. They do so much to help our child’s development and we are so grateful!

    Marissa GillisApr 16, 2026

  • I absolutely love it here. Everyone is so nice my son has learned so much while going to daycare. Thank you so much for taking such great care of my child. I appreciate all of you.

    brittanyJul 27, 2021

  • Amazing staff. Clean facility. I wish they went all the way up to high school.

    Melissa DeBiaseAug 12, 2016

Reviews shown verbatim as published on Google Maps.

Questions parents ask about THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST

Is THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST a licensed child care provider in Illinois?

Yes. THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST holds Illinois licence 440453, listed as "License issued (IL)" by the Department of Children and Family Services, licensed as a day care center in Lake County. Confirm current standing at sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov before enrolling.

What ages does THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST accept?

Illinois licenses THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST for children 6 weeks to 12 years during the day, with a licensed day capacity of 114. The span is what the licence permits, not a statement of which ages have places free.

What languages are spoken at THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST?

The licence record lists English. That is what the provider reported to the state, not a guarantee that a speaker is on site at every hour.

Does this page show inspection results for THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST?

No. Illinois publishes monitoring and licensing reports going back to 2010 through Sunshine at sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. Those reports are not included here, so nothing on this page reflects THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST's inspection history either way. Look the provider up there and read the monitoring record.

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About this record

This page republishes the public license record maintained by the Department of Children and Family Services. Fields marked "Not listed" are absent from the state's published data, not hidden. Verify current license status with the agency before enrolling.

Where this comes from

  1. Primary. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services provider record, published through DCFS Sunshine, licence 440453. Monitoring reports back to 2010 are published there and are not included on this page.
  2. Context. Our explainer on how Illinois daycare licensing and inspections work, and on Illinois child care assistance.

Licensing facts on this page were last checked against the state record on . We republish the public licensing record and label absent fields plainly rather than leaving them blank. Where our data comes from · Report an error