Oak Lawn · Licensed family home
Coats, Lolita D
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 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 8 of its 10 licensing inspections since May 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 17, 20263 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Mar 31, 20265 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(p)
- Nov 20, 2024Nothing cited
Apr 24, 20231 citation
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Feb 9, 20232 citations
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
Nov 18, 20222 citations
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(i)
Oct 27, 20223 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2)
Sep 27, 20224 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)(bi)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)(5)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
- Sep 18, 2017Nothing cited
May 1, 20177 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
The state cited rules at 8 of this home's 10 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
- September 17, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since May 2017 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 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.
Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 17, 2026
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (m) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(m)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 31, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(p) · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation substantiated
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f) · Violation corrected on site
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 24, 2023
Cooperation with the Department
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 9, 2023
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)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2022
Children Under 30 Months of Age
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4) · 406.22(i)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 27, 2022
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k) · Violation substantiated
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 27, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a) through (k)(5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a) · 406.8(a)(10)(bi) · 406.8(k)(5)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2017 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · May 1, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (u) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(u)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 551186 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 491-4926
- Address
- 9657 Massasoit Ave, Oak Lawn, 60453
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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 "COATS, LOLITA D" under Provider Name and 60453 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 551186).
- 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 "COATS, LOLITA D" under Provider Name and 60453 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 551186).
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.