Downers Grove · Licensed family home
Kern, Mary E
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 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since August 2012.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 12, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 15, 20251 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
Aug 5, 20253 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Sep 24, 20241 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Jul 16, 20244 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)
- Jul 13, 2023Nothing cited
Aug 9, 20175 citations
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)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(15)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Jun 15, 20174 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC5.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC5.
Jul 24, 201510 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
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)(24)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Aug 18, 20145 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Sep 13, 20133 citations
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(a)(14)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Aug 21, 20124 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
The state cited rules at 10 of this home's 12 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this home did: 56% of 375.
How all 375 Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 375 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some56%This home
- All44%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- August 12, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since August 2012 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 17, 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.
Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 15, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 5, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) through (5)(a) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(5)(a)
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 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 24, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · July 16, 2024
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) · 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 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · August 9, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (15) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(15)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 15, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC5.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · July 24, 2015
Health, Medical Care and Safety
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (24) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · Rule cited again
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · August 18, 2014
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 13, 2013
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (14) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(14)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 21, 2012
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (23) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(23)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · 406.12(i)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (630) 606-3428
- Address
- 4021 Douglas Rd, Downers Grove, 60515
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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 "KERN, MARY E" under Provider Name and 60515 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 354735).
- 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 "KERN, MARY E" under Provider Name and 60515 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 354735).
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.