Chicago · Licensed family home
Colbert, Shirley A
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 7 of its 8 licensing inspections since September 2016.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 6, 20261 citation
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
- Sep 23, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 20, 20244 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
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)
Oct 6, 20234 citations
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j)
Sep 30, 202220 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(b)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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(h)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
May 14, 201913 citations
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Sep 19, 201720 citations
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)
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)(16)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(1)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(c)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(c)(1)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Sep 20, 201618 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)
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(d)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
The state cited rules at 7 of this home's 8 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times split three ways: 38% had fewer, 23% the same, and 39% more (184 family homes).
How all 184 Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 184 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 85%
- 5 of 811%
- 6 of 818%
- 7 of 823%This home
- All 839%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since September 2016 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 5, 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.
Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 6, 2026
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354312 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 20, 2024
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354312 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · October 6, 2023
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)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354312 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · September 30, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
9 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (g)(1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(b) · 406.8(g)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(i)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4) through (h)(4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4) · 406.22(h)(2) · 406.22(h)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (h)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(h)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(e) · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354312 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · May 14, 2019
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (g) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(f) · 406.8(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)
Application for Renewal of License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · 406.5(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354312 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · September 19, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (g) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g)
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)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · 406.6(k)
Activity Requirements
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(1) · 406.16(c)(2)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13 · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(c) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354312 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · September 20, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
14 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(28) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(c) · 406.8(g) · 406.8(h)(2)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354312 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 678-3078
- Address
- 4023 W Crystal St, Chicago, 60651
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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 "COLBERT, SHIRLEY A" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 354312).
- 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 "COLBERT, SHIRLEY A" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 354312).
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.