Chicago · Licensed family home
Macci, Erum Z
- Mid-size developmental family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.
How they teach
Developmental
“Yes, we follow a play-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum that supports cognitive, motor, emotional, and social growth from infancy through preschool.”In their words, August 2026.heavenlyparadisedaycares.com
One of 20 Chicago-area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.
What it costs
Sibling discount: Sibling Discount — special rates.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 9 of 9 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
- August 7, 2025
- On file
- 9 visits since June 2011 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 15, 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.
Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 7, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(m) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 15, 2021
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 23, 2020
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 7, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(n) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 7, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · 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 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · June 27, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(18)(b) through (21) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(18)(b) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(21)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(h)(2)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 27, 2014
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 27, 2012
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · June 14, 2011
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) through (k)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(13) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(22)(d) · 406.8(g)(5) · 406.8(h)(5) · 406.8(k)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(1) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 497185 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).
A day here
- Meals
- Nutritious, age-appropriate meals and snacks; accommodates special dietary needs and allergies
- Diapers
- Parents supply diapers, formula/bottles, and extra clothes
- Updates for parents
- Secure parent communication app with real-time updates on feedings, naps, and diaper changes
- Hours
- 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 7 days a week, year round
Details
- Website
- heavenlyparadisedaycares.com
- Address
- 6256 N Hoyne Ave Unit C
- License
- license issued (il)
- Ages they serve
- 6 weeks to 6 years
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 heavenlyparadisedaycares.com
Who cares for your child
What it costs
- Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 heavenlyparadisedaycares.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Meals, Diapers, Updates for parents, Calendar — Checked August 2026 heavenlyparadisedaycares.com
- Hours — Checked August 2026 heavenlyparadisedaycares.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MACCI, ERUM Z" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 497185).
- Website — Checked July 2026 heavenlyparadisedaycares.com
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 heavenlyparadisedaycares.com