Chicago · Licensed family home
Martinez, Gilberto
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
Program news
Illinois’s child care licensing agency (DCFS) lists this program’s license status as “Refuse to Renew.” The record does not say whether that decision is final or under appeal. DCFS still lists the program. Ask DCFS or the program whether it may care for children today.
Illinois DCFS provider lookup. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026, and has read this status there since July 30, 2026.
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 all 8 of its licensing inspections since January 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 5, 20222 citations
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.130(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.130(b)
Jul 15, 20203 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(1)
Mar 4, 20202 citations
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
Feb 28, 20205 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(d)
Feb 22, 20204 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(j)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(d)
Jan 23, 20201 citation
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(b)
Jun 4, 20181 citation
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e)
Jan 18, 20183 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(e)(1)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(a)
The state cited rules at all 8 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times had fewer: 61% of 184.
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%
- All 839%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 5, 2022
- On file
- 8 visits since January 2018 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 20, 2022. 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.
Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 5, 2022
Cooperation with the Department
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.130(a) through (b) · Repeat violation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.130(a) · 408.130(b)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 15, 2020
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17) through (e)(3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17) · 408.30(e)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 4, 2020
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16) · Violation corrected on site
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 28, 2020
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6) · 408.30(a)(17) · 408.30(e)(5)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c) through (d) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c) · 408.35(d)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · February 22, 2020
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6) · 408.30(d) · 408.30(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 23, 2020
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 4, 2018
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 18, 2018
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(e)(1) · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555897 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 386-0714
- Address
- 6518 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, 60707
- License
- Refuse to renew
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Sources and dates
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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 "MARTINEZ, GILBERTO" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 555897).
- 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 "MARTINEZ, GILBERTO" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 555897).
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.