Chicago · Licensed family home
Diming, Sarah J
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 10 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 11 of its licensing inspections since March 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 5, 20241 citation
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
Mar 29, 20211 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Mar 4, 20208 citations
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)(2)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2)
Jan 3, 20193 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
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)(4)
Feb 5, 20181 citation
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Feb 1, 20181 citation
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.130(a)
May 24, 201711 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(s)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b)
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(a)(16)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(c)
Mar 29, 20136 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(x)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
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(j)
Mar 20, 20121 citation
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Jul 28, 201112 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(15)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(h)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(o)(1)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
Program
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(l)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17)
Mar 26, 20103 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
The state cited rules at all 11 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had fewer: 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%
- All44%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 5, 2024
- On file
- 11 visits since March 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 3, 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.
Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 5, 2024
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 29, 2021
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · March 4, 2020
Records and Reports
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(2) · 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(c) · 408.120(o)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 3, 2019
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 5, 2018
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 1, 2018
Cooperation with the Department
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.130(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2017 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · May 24, 2017
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) through (s) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) · 408.30(a)(3) · 408.30(a)(5) · 408.30(a)(13) · 408.30(a)(16) · 408.30(a)(17) · 408.30(c) · 408.30(s)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) · 408.120(c)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · March 29, 2013
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16) through (x) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16) · 408.30(x)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) through (j) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · 408.60(j)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 20, 2012
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2011 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · July 28, 2011
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5) through (17) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(5) · 408.30(a)(15) · 408.30(a)(17)
Caregivers
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · 408.45(h) · 408.45(j)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2) · 408.120(h)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(o)(1) · 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(l) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 26, 2010
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) · 408.35(j)
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 396536 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 294-2093
- Address
- 1810 N Mulligan Ave, Chicago, 60639
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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 "DIMING, SARAH J" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 396536).
- 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 "DIMING, SARAH J" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 396536).
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.