Chicago · Licensed family home
Garcia, America
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 11 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 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since May 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 30, 20246 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
May 24, 20234 citations
Background Checks
Background Checks
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(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(d)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
- Mar 26, 2018Nothing cited
May 11, 20171 citation
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(11)
May 11, 20155 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(12)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(e)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
May 14, 20141 citation
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
The state cited rules at 5 of this home's 6 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times split three ways: 31% had fewer, 25% the same, and 44% more (328 family homes).
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%This home
- All 644%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 30, 2024
- On file
- 6 visits since May 2014 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 30, 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.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · April 30, 2024
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
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524314 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 24, 2023
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) through (1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · 408.60(d)(1)
Background Checks
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a) · Violation corrected
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 524314 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 11, 2017
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(11) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524314 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 11, 2015
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(12) through (20) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(12) · 408.30(a)(20)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(e) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524314 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 14, 2014
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 524314 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 447-7195
- Address
- 5215 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago, 60632
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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 "GARCIA, AMERICA" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 524314).
- 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 "GARCIA, AMERICA" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 524314).
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.