Chicago · Licensed family home
Lewis-Thomas, Shelia M
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 7 of its 8 licensing inspections since June 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 11, 2024Nothing cited
Jun 18, 201815 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)(3)
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)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
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(g)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(26)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
May 20, 20155 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
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)
Mar 27, 20142 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)
May 15, 20132 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)
Mar 6, 20132 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)(3)
Feb 16, 201217 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)(12)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(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(h)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(2)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s)
Jun 25, 20109 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(a)(16)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(25)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s)
The state cited rules at 7 of this home's 8 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times split three ways: 38% had fewer, 23% the same, and 39% more (184 family homes).
How all 184 Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 184 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 85%
- 5 of 811%
- 6 of 818%
- 7 of 823%This home
- All 839%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 11, 2024
- On file
- 8 visits since June 2010 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 18, 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.
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · June 18, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
10 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(26) · 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(g)(1) · 406.8(h)(2) · 406.8(h)(5)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)
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(h) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 372675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 20, 2015
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(g)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 372675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 27, 2014
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 372675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 15, 2013
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 372675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2013
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · 406.9(t)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 372675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 17 findings
Monitoring visit · February 16, 2012
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(12) · 406.8(g)(1) · 406.8(g)(2) · 406.8(h)(2)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (s) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(h) · 406.9(o) · 406.9(s)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(h)(2)
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 372675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2010 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · June 25, 2010
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)(16) · 406.8(a)(25) · 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s) · 406.9(t)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(1)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 372675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 635-4801
- Address
- 3949 W Ohio St, Chicago, 60624
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LEWIS-THOMAS, SHELIA M" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 372675).
- 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-THOMAS, SHELIA M" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 372675).
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.