Chicago · Licensed family home
Jefferson, Ella M
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 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 8 of its 9 licensing inspections since April 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 22, 2026Nothing cited
Nov 14, 20253 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)
Jan 7, 20251 citation
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Jan 29, 20242 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(n)
Apr 2, 20211 citation
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Oct 20, 20173 citations
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Sep 11, 20171 citation
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
Oct 12, 20164 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Apr 7, 20144 citations
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
The state cited rules at 8 of this home's 9 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 9 times split three ways: 33% had fewer, 25% the same, and 42% more (126 family homes).
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%
- 8 of 925%This home
- All 942%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 22, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since April 2014 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 1, 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.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 14, 2025
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 7, 2025
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 29, 2024
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j) through (n) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j) · 406.12(n)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 2, 2021
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 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 20, 2017
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) · 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 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 11, 2017
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · October 12, 2016
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) · 406.9(t)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
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 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 7, 2014
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)
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) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 420-6408
- Address
- 4900 S Indiana Ave Apt B, Chicago, 60615
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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 "JEFFERSON, ELLA M" under Provider Name and 60615 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 528560).
- 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 "JEFFERSON, ELLA M" under Provider Name and 60615 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 528560).
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.