Chicago · Licensed family home

Branch, Denise D

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 15 of 15 cited something

Chicago-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 3, 2026
On file: 15 visits since July 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 17, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 3, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (29) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(15) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(28) · 406.8(a)(29)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1) through (g) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1) · 406.8(g)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(f)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation substantiated

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2024

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j) · 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 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 22, 2021

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 9, 2020

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) · Violation corrected

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2019

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9 through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9 · 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13) · 406.8(f)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c) · Violation corrected

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 16, 2018

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(j)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 30, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) through (22)(e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(22)(e)

Application for Renewal of License

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(4) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 13, 2016

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(f)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · March 11, 2015

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 20, 2014

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 18, 2013

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (23) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 21, 2012

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · 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 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · April 7, 2011

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(e)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 15, 2010

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d) · 406.24(e)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 439895 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).

Details

7739402171

Address: 4051 W Cermak Rd
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

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