Chicago · Licensed family home
Buckman-Morris, Denise A
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 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since July 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 7, 2026Nothing cited
- May 9, 2023Nothing cited
Apr 5, 202111 citations
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.25(f)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(b)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(c)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(k)
Program
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(g)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(19)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5)
Program
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(c)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e)
Apr 24, 20191 citation
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(u)
Jul 13, 20186 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(10)
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(q)(5)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times had more: 64% of 357 had rules cited at 4 or more.
How all 357 Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 357 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 512%
- 3 of 517%This home
- 4 of 521%
- All 543%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 7, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since July 2018 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 20, 2021. 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 2021 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · April 5, 2021
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13) · 408.30(a)(16) · 408.30(a)(19) · 408.30(e)(5) · 408.30(k)
Nutrition and Meals
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(b) · 408.80(c)
Program
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(c) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(c) · 408.85(g)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e) · Violation corrected
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.25(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564398 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 24, 2019
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(u) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564398 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 13, 2018
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(10) through (q)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(10) · 408.30(e) · 408.30(q)(5)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564398 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 593-6601
- Address
- 243 N Mayfield Ave, Chicago, 60644
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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 "BUCKMAN-MORRIS, DENISE A" under Provider Name and 60644 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 564398).
- 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 "BUCKMAN-MORRIS, DENISE A" under Provider Name and 60644 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 564398).
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.