Chicago · Licensed family home
Berry, Natasha S
At a glance
- Larger bilingual family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
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 8 of its licensing inspections since January 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 25, 20263 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10)
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
Feb 19, 20269 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(n)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Program
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(f)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Jan 30, 20255 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Jan 6, 20234 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Dec 14, 20202 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Dec 19, 20193 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(h)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Dec 27, 201811 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.10(b)(1)(c)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(11)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(e)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(g)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(e)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
Jan 25, 20182 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
The state cited rules at all 8 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times had fewer: 61% of 184.
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%
- 7 of 823%
- All 839%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- August 25, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since January 2018 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 16, 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.
Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 25, 2026
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10) · 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 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · February 19, 2026
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e) through (n)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e) · 408.30(n)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k) · Violation corrected
Program
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(f) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 30, 2025
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10) through (k) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10) · 408.30(k)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · January 6, 2023
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 14, 2020
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · December 19, 2019
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · December 27, 2018
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) through (b)(11) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) · 408.30(a)(16) · 408.30(b)(11)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(e) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(e) · 408.35(g) · 408.35(i)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) through (o) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · 408.120(e) · 408.120(o)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.10(b)(1)(c) · Violation corrected
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 25, 2018
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(i) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals, outdoors and sleep
- Meals
- Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack served daily on a fixed schedule (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Outdoors
- Scheduled outside play blocks each day, with indoor exercise as an alternative (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Sleep
- Scheduled nap time in the early afternoon; newborns/infants nap on their own schedule (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Bilingual
“we teach and model English, Spanish and American Sign Language everyday to the children”
Who cares for your child
Ms. Natasha since 2008 and Natasha since 2017.
18 years · Chicago-area median 16, among 26 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (773) 543-8212
- Address
- 1750 N Natoma Ave, Chicago, 60707
- Established
- 2017
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 berryspatch.net
Who cares for your child
- Staff berryspatch.net
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep — Checked August 2026 berryspatch.net
- Hours — Checked August 2026 berryspatch.net
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BERRY, NATASHA S" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 553546).
- Website — Checked August 2026 berryspatch.net
- 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 "BERRY, NATASHA S" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 553546).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 berryspatch.net
- Established — Checked August 2026 berryspatch.net
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.