Chicago · Licensed family home
Fernandez, Minerva
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 all 6 of its licensing inspections since April 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 6, 20263 citations
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)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Feb 15, 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)
Jan 11, 20234 citations
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)
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(a)(1)
Mar 25, 20211 citation
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Jan 2, 20203 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)
Apr 16, 20191 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times had fewer: 56% of 328.
How all 328 Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 328 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 61%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 69%
- 4 of 616%
- 5 of 625%
- All 644%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 6, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since April 2019 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 27, 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2026
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)
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 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 15, 2024
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 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · January 11, 2023
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 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 25, 2021
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 2, 2020
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a) through (b) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a) · 408.30(b)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 16, 2019
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 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 242-3070
- Address
- 3117 N Menard Ave, Chicago, 60634
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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 "FERNANDEZ, MINERVA" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 575593).
- 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 "FERNANDEZ, MINERVA" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 575593).
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.