Chicago · Licensed family home

Jones, Sterma J

Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

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

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 10 of 10 cited something

Chicago-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits.

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 14, 2025
On file: 10 visits since February 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 13, 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.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(e)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 27, 2024

Cooperation with the Department

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (23) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · January 30, 2020

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) through (n) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 406.9(n)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 20, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (24) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 27, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h) through (23) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(23)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · February 1, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(f) through (23) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(f) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(23)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2016

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(h)(1)

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

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected

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

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(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2014

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)(4) through (5)(a) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · 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 391140 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2011

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(i)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · 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 391140 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).

Details

7739781483

Address: 7609 S Paxton Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "JONES, STERMA J" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 391140).