Chicago · Licensed family home

Griffin, Tawnya M

At a glance

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

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 all 6 of its licensing inspections since December 2012.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Jun 22, 201810 citations
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(4)
- School Age Children
  School Age Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)
Jan 26, 20163 citations
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
Jul 1, 20153 citations
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(4)
Oct 6, 20142 citations
- Cooperation with the Department
  Cooperation with the Department
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
- Cooperation with the Department
  Cooperation with the Department
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
Sep 4, 20143 citations
- Cooperation with the Department
  Cooperation with the Department
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
- Cooperation with the Department
  Cooperation with the Department
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k)
Dec 19, 20126 citations
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(ai)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(7)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(1)

The state cited rules at all 6 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times had fewer: 56% of 328.

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%
All 644%This home

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: June 22, 2018
On file: 6 visits since December 2012 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 6, 2018. 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 2018 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · June 22, 2018

Records and Reports

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5) through (23) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(23)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (j)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(j)(4)

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(i) · 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 298112 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 26, 2016

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) through (32) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(32)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 298112 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 1, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) through (h)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(h)(4)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 298112 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 6, 2014

Cooperation with the Department

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 298112 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2014

Cooperation with the Department

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 298112 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2012 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2012

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(7) through (h)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(7) · 406.8(a)(8) · 406.8(h)(1)

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)(ai) · 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 298112 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (773) 858-3313
Address: 637 N Sawyer 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 "GRIFFIN, TAWNYA M" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 298112).
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 "GRIFFIN, TAWNYA M" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 298112).

Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.