Chicago · Licensed family home
Lewis, Mildred J
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 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since November 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 16, 20262 citations
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
Jun 10, 20251 citation
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
May 2, 202413 citations
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(f)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)
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)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2)
Oct 26, 20232 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
May 4, 20232 citations
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
Nov 2, 20205 citations
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
- Nov 5, 2019Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 6 of this home's 7 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 7 times split three ways: 32% had fewer, 25% the same, and 43% more (229 family homes).
How all 229 Chicago-area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 229 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 7under 1%
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 73%
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 715%
- 6 of 725%This home
- All 743%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 16, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since November 2019 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 7, 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.
Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 16, 2026
Cooperation with the Department
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542216 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 10, 2025
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 542216 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · May 2, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(g) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(g) · 406.12(i) · 406.12(j)
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)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) · 406.18(f)(2)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(f) · Violation corrected
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · 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 542216 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 26, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)(c) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542216 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 4, 2023
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 542216 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 2, 2020
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(e)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542216 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 904-0840
- Address
- 7927 S Maplewood Ave, Chicago, 60652
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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 "LEWIS, MILDRED J" under Provider Name and 60652 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 542216).
- 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 "LEWIS, MILDRED J" under Provider Name and 60652 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 542216).
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.