Chicago · Licensed family home
Howard, Renee M
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 6 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 all 8 of its licensing inspections since June 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 24, 20263 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)(5)(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Jan 9, 20252 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Jan 2, 20248 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(n)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Dec 22, 20223 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Jan 25, 20222 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Nov 16, 20172 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Dec 2, 20169 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.25(b)(1)
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)(17)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Jun 14, 20103 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s)
The state cited rules at all 8 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times had fewer: 61% of 184.
How all 184 Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 184 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 85%
- 5 of 811%
- 6 of 818%
- 7 of 823%
- All 839%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- February 24, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since June 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 26, 2026. 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.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · February 24, 2026
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation substantiated
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)(a) · 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 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 9, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (20) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(20)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · January 2, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(d) through (n) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(d) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(n)
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · December 22, 2022
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(t)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 25, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 16, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected on site
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · December 2, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) · 406.24(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Confidentiality of Records and Information
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.25(b)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 14, 2010
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) through (s) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 406.9(n) · 406.9(s)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 413385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 616-5622
- Address
- 7901 S Ellis Ave # 2, Chicago, 60619
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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 "HOWARD, RENEE M" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 413385).
- 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 "HOWARD, RENEE M" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 413385).
Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; 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.