Aurora · Licensed family home
Alvarez, Martha C
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 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 6 of its 8 licensing inspections since June 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 7, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 27, 20253 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(9)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Apr 10, 20244 citations
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(d)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(i)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Sep 13, 20235 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(a)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(g)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
- May 26, 2023Nothing cited
Mar 17, 20224 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(n)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2)
Jul 17, 20201 citation
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
Jun 11, 20192 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(4)
The state cited rules at 6 of this home's 8 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times had more: 62% of 184 had rules cited at 7 or more.
How all 184 Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 184 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 85%
- 5 of 811%
- 6 of 818%This home
- 7 of 823%
- All 839%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 7, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since June 2019 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 28, 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.
Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 27, 2025
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(9) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 10, 2024
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · 408.120(i)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(d)(3) · Violation corrected
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 564684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 13, 2023
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(a) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(a) · 408.35(c) · 408.35(f) · 408.35(g) · 408.35(i)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 17, 2022
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(n)(3) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(h) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 17, 2020
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 11, 2019
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(4) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (630) 229-0887
- Address
- 1590 Kenmore Ave, Aurora, 60505
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ALVAREZ, MARTHA C" under Provider Name and 60505 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 564684).
- 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 "ALVAREZ, MARTHA C" under Provider Name and 60505 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 564684).
Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.