Zion · Licensed family home
Kareem, Safa
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 9 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 6 of its licensing inspections since March 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 2, 20263 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Sep 3, 20252 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Oct 2, 20243 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(z)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(k)
Nov 14, 20232 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5)
Oct 12, 20236 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(t)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
Mar 31, 20211 citation
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times had fewer: 56% of 328.
How all 328 Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 328 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 61%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 69%
- 4 of 616%
- 5 of 625%
- All 644%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 2, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since March 2021 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 1, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 2, 2026
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · 408.35(i)
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 563484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 3, 2025
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 563484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 2, 2024
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) through (z) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) · 408.30(z)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 563484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 14, 2023
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5) · Violation corrected on site
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 563484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · October 12, 2023
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) through (t) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(2) · 408.30(a)(20) · 408.30(k) · 408.30(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 563484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 31, 2021
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 563484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (224) 789-5127
- Address
- 1827 Jethro Ave, Zion, 60099
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KAREEM, SAFA" under Provider Name and 60099 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 563484).
- 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 "KAREEM, SAFA" under Provider Name and 60099 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 563484).
Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.