Chicago · Licensed family home
Garcia, Maryeling
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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 13, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 13, 20223 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)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(d)
Jan 7, 20211 citation
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 3 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 3 times had more: 51% of 423 had rules cited at all 3.
How all 423 Chicago-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 423 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 317%
- 2 of 320%This home
- All 351%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 13, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2021 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 13, 2022. 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.
Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · December 13, 2022
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572884 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 7, 2021
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572884 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Meals
- Nutritious meals and snacks provided
Outdoors and calendar
- Outdoors
- Indoor/outdoor play area on-site, used seasonally with indoor alternatives in winter
- Calendar
- Year round
Details
- Phone
- (773) 943-0563
- Address
- 5209 N Winthrop Ave, Chicago, 60640
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked August 2026 myfirsteps.com
- Outdoors, Calendar — Checked August 2026 myfirsteps.com
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, MARYELING" under Provider Name and 60640 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 572884).
- Website — Checked August 2026 myfirsteps.com
- 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, MARYELING" under Provider Name and 60640 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 572884).
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.