Chicago · Licensed family home
Allen, Ruth
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 5 of its licensing inspections since April 2016.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 25, 202513 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(d)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(5)
May 17, 20248 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Oct 4, 20227 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Apr 6, 20184 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
Apr 26, 20166 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
The state cited rules at all 5 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 57% of 357.
How all 357 Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 357 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 512%
- 3 of 517%
- 4 of 521%
- All 543%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 25, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since April 2016 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 25, 2025. 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.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · June 25, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(a) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(a) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(c)(5)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 531474 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · May 17, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(23)
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)
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 531474 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · October 4, 2022
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a) · Violation substantiated
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 531474 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) through (24) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 531474 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · April 26, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(23)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · 406.12(i)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 531474 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 701-8376
- Address
- 12258 S Yale Ave, Chicago, 60628
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ALLEN, RUTH" under Provider Name and 60628 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 531474).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ALLEN, RUTH" under Provider Name and 60628 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 531474).
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ALLEN, RUTH" under Provider Name and 60628 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 531474).
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.