Chicago · Licensed family home

Bracey, Erika C

At a glance

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.

What to know

License: 3 years to 12 years (state).

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 11 of its 12 licensing inspections since February 2011.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Apr 26, 20245 citations
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
- 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)
Feb 22, 20215 citations
- Number and Ages of Children Served
  Number and Ages of Children Served
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(2)(b)
- 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)
Feb 19, 20203 citations
- Substitutes
  Substitutes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Mar 7, 20194 citations
- Application for Renewal of License
  Application for Renewal of License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)
- Number and Ages of Children Served
  Number and Ages of Children Served
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Feb 4, 20191 citation
- Application for Renewal of License
  Application for Renewal of License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b)
Jan 26, 20171 citation
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Mar 5, 20151 citation
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Mar 10, 20141 citation
- Substitutes
  Substitutes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c)
Jan 10, 2014Nothing cited
Mar 14, 20132 citations
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
May 21, 20123 citations
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Feb 17, 20112 citations
- 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)

The state cited rules at 11 of this home's 12 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this home did: 56% of 375.

How all 375 Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times compare

Of the 375 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

Some56%This home
All44%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 26, 2024
On file: 12 visits since February 2011 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 26, 2024. 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.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2024

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)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 22, 2021

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(2)(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 19, 2020

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 7, 2019

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f) · Violation corrected

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 4, 2019

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 26, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 5, 2015

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 10, 2014

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2014 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 14, 2013

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 21, 2012

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(3)

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2011 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2011

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490271 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (773) 988-0427
Address: 4356 S Berkeley Ave Unit 3s, Chicago, 60653

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

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 "BRACEY, ERIKA C" under Provider Name and 60653 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 490271).
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 "BRACEY, ERIKA C" under Provider Name and 60653 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 490271).

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.