Chicago · Licensed family home
Massey, Lakia
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 4 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 all 5 of its licensing inspections since December 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 21, 20256 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)(11)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(7)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
Dec 21, 20212 citations
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(g)
Sep 17, 20205 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Oct 30, 20192 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)
Dec 21, 20182 citations
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(f)(1)(b)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(c)
The state cited rules at all 5 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 57% of 357.
How all 357 Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 357 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 512%
- 3 of 517%
- 4 of 521%
- All 543%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 21, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since December 2018 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 1, 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.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 21, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (17) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(17)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5) through (h)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5) · 406.22(g)(7) · 406.22(h)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541935 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 21, 2021
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(g)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541935 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 17, 2020
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)
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(j) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541935 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 30, 2019
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 541935 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 21, 2018
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(f)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541935 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 942-3544
- Address
- 2727 S Indiana Ave Apt 111, Chicago, 60616
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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 "MASSEY, LAKIA" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 541935).
- 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 "MASSEY, LAKIA" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 541935).
Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; 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.