Joliet · Licensed family home
Diaz, Mara L
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 October 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 28, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 9, 20245 citations
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)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Oct 25, 20235 citations
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
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(m)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Oct 5, 20223 citations
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Oct 7, 20214 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Nov 5, 20191 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Jun 28, 20193 citations
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(2)(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(2)(c)
Oct 24, 20183 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Oct 19, 201515 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(b)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
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)(21)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(g)
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)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Nov 5, 20142 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b)
Oct 18, 201315 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)(19)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(k)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(m)
Oct 18, 20111 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
Oct 14, 20101 citation
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b)
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
- October 28, 2025
- On file
- 13 visits since October 2010 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 2, 2024. 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.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · October 9, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(23)
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 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · October 25, 2023
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(m)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 5, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (23) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · October 7, 2021
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (23) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 5, 2019
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 28, 2019
Number and Ages of Children Served
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a) through (b)(2)(c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a) · 406.13(b)(2)(a) · 406.13(b)(2)(c)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 24, 2018
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · October 19, 2015
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(b) through (28) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(b) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24) · 406.8(a)(28)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(1) · 406.24(e)(3)
Number and Ages of Children Served
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(a) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(a) · 406.13(b)(1)(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Rule cited again
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 5, 2014
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · October 18, 2013
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24) · 406.8(a)(28) · 406.8(h)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Qualifications for Assistants
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · 406.10(e)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(k) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(k) · 406.24(m)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 18, 2011
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 14, 2010
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 406950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (815) 685-4157
- Address
- 1070 Ronald Dr, Joliet, 60435
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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 "DIAZ, MARA L" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 406950).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DIAZ, MARA L" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 406950).
- 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 "DIAZ, MARA L" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 406950).
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.