Joliet · Licensed family home
Mcelrath, Lakechia
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 all 6 of its licensing inspections since December 2020.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 28, 20257 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)(4)(e)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(4)
Jul 8, 20252 citations
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26
Jan 9, 20257 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(5)
Oct 30, 20242 citations
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)
Sep 24, 20218 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)(29)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
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)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Dec 16, 20209 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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(c)(4)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(j)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times had fewer: 56% of 328.
How all 328 Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 328 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 61%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 69%
- 4 of 616%
- 5 of 625%
- All 644%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 28, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2020 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 27, 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 7 findings
Monitoring visit · July 28, 2025
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (e)(4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(e)(1) · 406.24(e)(2) · 406.24(e)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k) through (4)(e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k) · 406.8(k)(3) · 406.8(k)(4)(e)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 586219 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 8, 2025
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a) · Violation corrected
Cooperation with the Department
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 586219 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · January 9, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) through (i)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(i)(1) · 406.8(i)(2) · 406.8(i)(3) · 406.8(i)(4) · 406.8(i)(5)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 586219 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 30, 2024
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 586219 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · September 24, 2021
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(e)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3) · 406.24(f)
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)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 586219 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2020 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · December 16, 2020
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) through (29) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(29)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(j) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 586219 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (779) 707-5240
- Address
- 713 Richmond St, Joliet, 60435
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MCELRATH, LAKECHIA" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 586219).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MCELRATH, LAKECHIA" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 586219).
- 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 "MCELRATH, LAKECHIA" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 586219).
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.