Chicago · Licensed family home
Collins, Tina
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 11 licensing inspections since May 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 23, 20254 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(k)
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)(1)
Sep 10, 20245 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
Program
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(c)(6)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(t)
Sep 21, 20223 citations
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2)
Aug 19, 20204 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(9)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17)
Jul 30, 20185 citations
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)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
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)
Sep 13, 20164 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)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
- Dec 8, 2015Nothing cited
Aug 6, 20146 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
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)(2)
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(h)
Jan 9, 20133 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
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(k)
Aug 16, 20113 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(o)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
May 20, 20113 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(n)(5)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g)
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 10 of this home's 11 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 23, 2025
- On file
- 11 visits since May 2011 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 23, 2025. 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 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 23, 2025
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13) through (k) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13) · 408.30(k)
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h) · Violation substantiated
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 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 10, 2024
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) · 408.120(o)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(t) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k) · Violation corrected
Program
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(c)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 21, 2022
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) through (20) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) · 408.30(a)(20)
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 19, 2020
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4)(a) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4)(a) · 408.30(a)(17) · 408.30(b)(9) · 408.30(e)(5)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · July 30, 2018
Health, Medical Care and Safety
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 13, 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) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · August 6, 2014
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)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · 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(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 9, 2013
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · 408.60(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 16, 2011
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(o) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 20, 2011
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5) through (n)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5) · 408.30(n)(5)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480364 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 209-7861
- Address
- 6949 S Talman Ave, Chicago, 60629
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "COLLINS, TINA" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 480364).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "COLLINS, TINA" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 480364).
- 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, TINA" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 480364).
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.