Montgomery · Licensed family home

Gaither, Joy J

Small family home, licensed for up to 7 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; larger is 9 to 12.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 9 of 9 cited something

Chicago-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 12, 2026
On file: 9 visits since February 2018 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 31, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 12, 2026

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 19, 2025

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · February 13, 2024

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (j) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(j)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) through (j) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) · 406.24(i) · 406.24(j)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (g) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(g)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f) · Rule cited again

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · Rule cited again

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 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 26 findings

Monitoring visit · July 21, 2023

Records and Reports

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(b) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(b) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(i) · 406.24(j)

Application for Renewal of License

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · 406.5(e)(2) · 406.5(f) · 406.5(i)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(22)(d) · 406.8(g)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h) · 406.12(j)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(m) · 406.9(t)

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)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · April 4, 2022

Records and Reports

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(e)(1) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(h)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(3)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(q)(1) · Violation substantiated

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 23, 2021

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 17, 2019

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2019

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Rule cited again

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · February 13, 2018

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)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(23)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554333 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).

Details

3314577113

Address: 2202 Gallant Fox Cir
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "GAITHER, JOY J" under Provider Name and 60538 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 554333).