Chicago · Licensed family home
Brown, Shawndel L
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 7 children.
Program news
Illinois’s child care licensing agency (DCFS) lists this program’s license status as “Refuse to Renew.” The record does not say whether that decision is final or under appeal. DCFS still lists the program. Ask DCFS or the program whether it may care for children today.
Illinois DCFS provider lookup. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026, and has read this status there since July 30, 2026.
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 6 of its licensing inspections since December 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 10, 20136 citations
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(h)
Apr 26, 20137 citations
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(d)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(c)
Mar 2, 20126 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(d)
Jan 13, 20124 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
May 10, 20113 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(d)
Dec 10, 20108 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
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)
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(f)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times had fewer: 56% of 328.
How all 328 Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 328 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 61%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 69%
- 4 of 616%
- 5 of 625%
- All 644%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 10, 2013
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 10, 2013. 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 2013 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · June 10, 2013
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j) through (u) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j) · 406.9(u)
Cooperation with the Department
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(h) · Violation substantiated
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 423075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 26, 2013
Substitutes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) through (d) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) · 406.11(c) · 406.11(d)
Qualifications for Assistants
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10 through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10 · 406.10(e)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 423075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · March 2, 2012
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(d) · 406.9(o)
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(c) · 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(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 423075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · January 13, 2012
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(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) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 423075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 10, 2011
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (d) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(d)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 423075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2010 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · December 10, 2010
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 423075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 768-0207
- Address
- 8115 S Harper Ave, Chicago, 60619
- License
- Refuse to renew
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Sources and dates
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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 "BROWN, SHAWNDEL L" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 423075).
- 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 "BROWN, SHAWNDEL L" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 423075).
Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; 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.