Waukegan · Licensed family home
De La Cruz, Maria
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 12 of its 13 licensing inspections since September 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 14, 20265 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
Feb 6, 20268 citations
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(b)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
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)(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(j)
Feb 25, 20254 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
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)
Oct 11, 20242 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b)
Sep 24, 20242 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(j)
May 29, 20247 citations
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2)
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)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
Apr 22, 202416 citations
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)
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(i)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
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)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(d)(2)
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)(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(g)
Mar 13, 202410 citations
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(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(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)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Feb 7, 20235 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
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(p)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Jan 20, 2022Nothing cited
May 3, 20195 citations
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(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)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Mar 19, 20181 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Sep 8, 20171 citation
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 12 of this home's 13 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 14, 2026
- On file
- 13 visits since September 2017 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 28, 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 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 14, 2026
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i) · Violation corrected on site
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d) · Violation corrected on site
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) · Violation corrected on site
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · February 6, 2026
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · February 25, 2025
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 11, 2024
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i) · Violation corrected on site
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 24, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g) · Rule cited again
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · May 29, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f) through (g) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f) · 406.8(g)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2) · Rule cited again
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Rule cited again
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Rule cited again
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4) · Violation corrected on site
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 16 findings
Monitoring visit · April 22, 2024
Records and Reports
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (g) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (j) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f) · 406.8(g) · 406.8(j)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (i) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (3) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2) · Rule cited again
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(d)(2) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · March 13, 2024
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (d)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (j)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g) · 406.8(j)(4)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected on site
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 7, 2023
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (p) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(p)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 3, 2019
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 19, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 8, 2017
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 428696 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 662-8308
- Address
- 735 Flossmoor Ave, Waukegan, 60085
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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 "DE LA CRUZ, MARIA" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 428696).
- 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 "DE LA CRUZ, MARIA" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 428696).
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.