Chicago · Licensed family home

Jackson, Gwendolyn R

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 7 of its 9 licensing inspections since July 2011.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Sep 25, 202624 citations
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)
- 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)(4)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
- Provisions Pertaining to Permits
  Provisions Pertaining to Permits
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7
- Qualifications for Assistants
  Qualifications for Assistants
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10
- Substitutes
  Substitutes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12
- Number and Ages of Children Served
  Number and Ages of Children Served
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15
- Activity Requirements
  Activity Requirements
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16
- Nutrition and Meals
  Nutrition and Meals
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17
- Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
  Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18
- Swimming
  Swimming
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.19
- Children with Special Needs
  Children with Special Needs
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.20
- School Age Children
  School Age Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21
- Children Under 30 Months of Age
  Children Under 30 Months of Age
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22
- Night Care
  Night Care
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.23
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24
- Confidentiality of Records and Information
  Confidentiality of Records and Information
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.25
Jan 20, 20261 citation
- Cooperation with the Department
  Cooperation with the Department
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Sep 11, 2024Nothing cited
Sep 8, 2023Nothing cited
May 19, 20201 citation
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jul 16, 201811 citations
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(18)
- 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)(21)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
- 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)(4)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
- Number and Ages of Children Served
  Number and Ages of Children Served
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)
Jul 24, 20172 citations
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Jul 12, 201212 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)(21)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
- 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(d)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Jul 25, 20117 citations
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
- 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(f)(2)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

The state cited rules at 7 of this home's 9 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 9 times had more: 67% of 126 had rules cited at 8 or more.

How all 126 Chicago-area family homes inspected 9 times compare

Of the 126 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

4 of 92%
5 of 96%
6 of 910%
7 of 917%This home
8 of 925%
All 942%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: September 25, 2026
On file: 9 visits since July 2011 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was October 25, 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 24 findings

Monitoring visit · September 25, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(h)(5) · 406.8(k)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · 406.6(k)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) through (p) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 406.9(p)

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7 · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10 · Violation corrected

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11 · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12 · Violation corrected

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13 · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15 · Violation corrected

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16 · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17 · Violation corrected

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18 · Violation corrected

Swimming

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.19 · Violation corrected

Children with Special Needs

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.20 · Violation corrected

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21 · Violation corrected

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22 · Violation corrected

Night Care

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.23 · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24 · Violation corrected

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.25 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 426513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2026

Cooperation with the Department

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 426513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 19, 2020

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 426513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2018

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (23) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(18) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(23)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 426513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 426513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2012

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(c) · 406.24(d) · 406.24(e)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (21) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(21)

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 426513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 25, 2011

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(f)(2)

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 426513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (773) 932-3168
Address: 1003 W 116th St, Chicago, 60643

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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 "JACKSON, GWENDOLYN R" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 426513).
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 "JACKSON, GWENDOLYN R" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 426513).

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.