Plainfield · Licensed family home
Chiavola, Darlene 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 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since October 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 22, 202616 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(o)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
Background Checks
Background Checks
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a)
F
F
Code 40865A
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)(3)
- Oct 21, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 9, 20241 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
- Nov 6, 2023Nothing cited
Nov 1, 20223 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)
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)
Dec 20, 20211 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Nov 16, 20183 citations
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)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Nov 16, 201512 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(i)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
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)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)(1)
Nov 18, 20143 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20)
Oct 29, 20125 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6)
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)
Nov 8, 20114 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6)
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)
Oct 25, 20103 citations
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
The state cited rules at 10 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
- October 22, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since October 2010 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 21, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 16 findings
Monitoring visit · October 22, 2026
Health, Medical Care and Safety
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (d)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4) · 408.70(d)(2)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4) through (o)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4) · 408.30(o)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · 408.35(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i) · 408.60(j)
Background Checks
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
F
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 9, 2024
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 1, 2022
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 20, 2021
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 16, 2018
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(2) · 408.120(a)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · November 16, 2015
Records and Reports
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(a)(6) · 408.120(h) · 408.120(i) · 408.120(l)(3) · 408.120(o)
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)(1) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2014
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · October 29, 2012
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (3) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2011 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · November 8, 2011
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)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 25, 2010
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 256602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (815) 931-0384
- Address
- 7004 Desert Dr, Plainfield, 60586
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHIAVOLA, DARLENE A" under Provider Name and 60586 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 256602).
- 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 "CHIAVOLA, DARLENE A" under Provider Name and 60586 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 256602).
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.