Chicago · Licensed family home

Johnson, Lenore C

What these mean, and where they come from

Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.

How they teach

Play-based, developmental and academic

“Our play-based curriculum invites teachers to play and learn alongside children, encouraging discovery, curiosity, confidence and builds positive relationships.”In their words, August 2026.homesweethomechildcare.net

“Home Sweet Home, your family childcare, provides a cozy welcoming home learning environment offering the perfect balance of blended play-based and academic evidence-based curriculum.”In their words, August 2026.homesweethomechildcare.net

“We provide a developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum.”In their words, August 2026.homesweethomechildcare.net

One of 70 Chicago-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

One adult for every three children

Family homes are held to a different staffing rule from centers, based on the ages of all the children in care, so there is no single legal ratio to set this beside.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 2 of 3 cited something

Chicago-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
May 14, 2026
On file
3 visits since April 2011 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 15, 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.

May 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Nov 2018 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2018

Application for License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.10(b)(1)(i) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.10(b)(1)(i) · 408.10(b)(2)

Child Care Assistants

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a) · 408.50(h)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) through (k) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · 408.120(k)

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(2) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 200794 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2011

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(h)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 200794 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week

Details

7734635728

Website
homesweethomechildcare.net
Address
5810 North Christiana
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
3 months to 4 years

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