Chicago · Licensed family home
Garfield, Dorene
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 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since January 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 23, 20254 citations
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(c)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(e)(8)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(15)
Feb 26, 20245 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
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)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(2)(f)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
- Aug 28, 2023Nothing cited
Mar 9, 20211 citation
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Jan 24, 20187 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
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)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Dec 17, 201424 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)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(k)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(a)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(b)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(h)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(l)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Program
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(f)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
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(q)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(a)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(c)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(e)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a)(1)(c)
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)
Jan 13, 20145 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)(a)
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)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
The state cited rules at 6 of this home's 7 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 7 times split three ways: 32% had fewer, 25% the same, and 43% more (229 family homes).
How all 229 Chicago-area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 229 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 7under 1%
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 73%
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 715%
- 6 of 725%This home
- All 743%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 23, 2025
- On file
- 7 visits since January 2014 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 27, 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.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 23, 2025
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(15) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(e)(8) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 521003 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 26, 2024
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(2) · 408.120(a)(2)(f) · 408.120(a)(3)
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 521003 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 9, 2021
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 521003 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · January 24, 2018
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i) · 408.60(j)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(a) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 521003 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2014 Monitoring visit 24 findings
Monitoring visit · December 17, 2014
Caregivers
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(a) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(a) · 408.45(b) · 408.45(f) · 408.45(h) · 408.45(j) · 408.45(l)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) through (q) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) · 408.120(h) · 408.120(o) · 408.120(q)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) · 408.35(j) · 408.35(k)
Substitutes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(a) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(a) · 408.55(c) · 408.55(e)
Number and Ages of Children Served
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a) through (1)(c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a) · 408.65(a)(1)(c)
Program
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(f) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 521003 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 13, 2014
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 521003 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 638-3542
- Address
- 626 N Trumbull Ave, Chicago, 60624
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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 "GARFIELD, DORENE" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 521003).
- 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 "GARFIELD, DORENE" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 521003).
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.