Algonquin · Licensed family home
Devita, Melinda M
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 4 of its licensing inspections since December 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 22, 20267 citations
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)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
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)(1)
Nov 20, 20251 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Nov 12, 20245 citations
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(t)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
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)
Dec 4, 20232 citations
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)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 58% of 406.
How all 406 Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 406 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 413%
- 2 of 418%
- 3 of 421%
- All 442%This home
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State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 22, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 22, 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 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 22, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (23) · Rule cited again · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (1) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 624010 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 20, 2025
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 624010 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 12, 2024
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 624010 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 4, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 624010 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 337-4383
- Address
- 1542 Arquilla Dr, Algonquin, 60102
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DEVITA, MELINDA M" under Provider Name and 60102 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 624010).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DEVITA, MELINDA M" under Provider Name and 60102 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 624010).
- 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 "DEVITA, MELINDA M" under Provider Name and 60102 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 624010).
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.