Chicago · Licensed family home
Mahaffey, Ladonna T
A family home in Chicago. The state cited something at 10 of 10 routine visits (Chicago-area family homes: about 4 in 5). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
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What the state has found
Routine visits: 10 of 10 cited something
Across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 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
- February 19, 2020
- On file
- 10 visits since March 2011 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 13, 2020. 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.
Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · February 19, 2020
Application for Renewal of License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) · 406.5(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) through (j)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(j)(5)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(f) · Violation corrected
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · 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(j) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15 · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 20, 2019
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 13, 2018
Cooperation with the Department
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · January 10, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (19)(h) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(19)(h)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 10, 2016
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2015 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · February 11, 2015
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (h)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(h)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h) · 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2014
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2013 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · May 1, 2013
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · 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 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 22, 2012
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(23)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · 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 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 2, 2011
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (u) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(u)
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)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(f) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 394580 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7735219474
- Address
- 2835 W Congress Pkwy
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MAHAFFEY, LADONNA T" under Provider Name and 60612 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 394580).