Chicago · Licensed family home
Coleman, Tara T
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 13 of its 14 licensing inspections since May 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 2, 20253 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5)(a)
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(e)(3)
Jul 15, 202410 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)
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)
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)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b)
- Apr 21, 2023Nothing cited
Apr 7, 20232 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20)
Mar 9, 202012 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(h)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
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)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)(1)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)(2)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)(3)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)(4)
Mar 21, 20191 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(4)
Mar 22, 20182 citations
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Mar 6, 20177 citations
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)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)
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)
Feb 24, 20162 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)
Apr 2, 20154 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(b)(4)
Apr 21, 20142 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(1)
Mar 18, 20134 citations
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
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)
Apr 18, 20127 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(k)
Background Checks
Background Checks
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i)
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)(3)
May 5, 201112 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
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)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(i)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
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(l)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5)
The state cited rules at 13 of this home's 14 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
- April 2, 2025
- On file
- 14 visits since May 2011 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 18, 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.
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 2, 2025
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5)(a) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5)(a) · 408.30(k)
Program
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · July 15, 2024
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · 408.60(j)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 7, 2023
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(i) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · March 9, 2020
School Age Children
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) · 408.110(g)(1) · 408.110(g)(2) · 408.110(g)(3) · 408.110(g)(4)
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
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(h)(4) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(h)(4) · 408.60(j)(1) · 408.60(k)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 21, 2019
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 22, 2018
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2017
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)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) · 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)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 24, 2016
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 2, 2015
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(i) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(1) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(b)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 21, 2014
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 18, 2013
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2) · 408.120(a)(3)
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2012 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 18, 2012
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) through (k) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) · 408.30(a)(6) · 408.30(k)
Background Checks
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c) · 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 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2011 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · May 5, 2011
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2) · 408.120(h) · 408.120(i) · 408.120(l)(1)
Caregivers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · 408.45(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · 408.60(k)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 496080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 891-2873
- Address
- 6548 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, 60637
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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 "COLEMAN, TARA T" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 496080).
- 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 "COLEMAN, TARA T" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 496080).
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.