Chicago · Licensed family home
Gray, Phyllis
A family home in Chicago, licensed for up to 8 children. The state cited something at 11 of 11 routine visits (Chicago-area family homes: about 4 in 5). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Mid-size home. Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 11 of 11 cited something
Across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 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
- December 2, 2025
- On file
- 11 visits since February 2012 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 16, 2025. 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 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 2, 2025
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(c) · Violation substantiated
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · November 26, 2024
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (j) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(j)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (g) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) through (5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · 406.9(t)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · 406.12(i)
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 30, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 19, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 15, 2021
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · December 4, 2017
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(f)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(4) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · September 7, 2016
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) through (s) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · 406.24(s)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 18, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 20, 2013
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · Violation corrected on site
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2012 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · November 19, 2012
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) · 406.24(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(d)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · February 1, 2012
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (26) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(10)(bi) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(26)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(i)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · 406.24(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(f) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 356658 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7733706881
- Address
- 9756 S Indiana Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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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 "GRAY, PHYLLIS" under Provider Name and 60628 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 356658).