Chicago · Licensed family home
Collins-Owens, Paula
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 all 5 of its licensing inspections since April 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 3, 20269 citations
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)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
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(f)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)
Sep 14, 20237 citations
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)(11)
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(j)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)(2)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)
Jun 6, 20222 citations
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
Mar 8, 202117 citations
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)(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(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
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(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)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
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(e)
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)(23)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Apr 6, 201013 citations
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)(11)
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)(25)
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(m)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
The state cited rules at all 5 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 57% of 357.
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%
- 4 of 521%
- All 543%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 3, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since April 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 3, 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · March 3, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)(1)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation substantiated
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 429722 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · September 14, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (j)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(j)(1) · 406.8(j)(2)
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) · Violation substantiated
Cooperation with the Department
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 429722 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 6, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h) · Violation substantiated
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 429722 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 17 findings
Monitoring visit · March 8, 2021
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 429722 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2010
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(25) · 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) through (s) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 406.9(n) · 406.9(o) · 406.9(s)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(3)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 429722 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 476-1321
- Address
- 6734 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, 60636
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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 "COLLINS-OWENS, PAULA" under Provider Name and 60636 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 429722).
- 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 "COLLINS-OWENS, PAULA" under Provider Name and 60636 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 429722).
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.