Cicero · Licensed family home
Medina, Maria S
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 14 of its licensing inspections since August 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 6, 20261 citation
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(e)
Oct 15, 20253 citations
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g)(4)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(k)(5)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Aug 15, 20234 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)(1)
Children with Special Needs
Children with Special Needs
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.100(c)
Children with Special Needs
Children with Special Needs
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.100(d)
Aug 10, 20221 citation
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Aug 20, 20201 citation
Children with Special Needs
Children with Special Needs
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.100(d)
May 16, 20195 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Jul 12, 20182 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Aug 3, 20172 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Jun 17, 20169 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(11)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(d)
Jul 16, 20153 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(1)
Aug 28, 20147 citations
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(d)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(2)
Sep 20, 20134 citations
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.10(b)(1)(i)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Jul 10, 20123 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(18)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Aug 11, 20116 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)(1)
The state cited rules at all 14 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had fewer: 56% of 375.
How all 375 Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 375 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some56%
- All44%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 6, 2026
- On file
- 14 visits since August 2011 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 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.
Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 6, 2026
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 15, 2025
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(k)(5) · Violation corrected on site
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(g)(4) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 15, 2023
Children with Special Needs
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.100(c) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.100(c) · 408.100(d)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 10, 2022
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 20, 2020
Children with Special Needs
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.100(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 16, 2019
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 12, 2018
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(i) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 3, 2017
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · June 17, 2016
Health, Medical Care and Safety
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (d)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4) · 408.70(d)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c) · 408.35(i)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(11) · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 16, 2015
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · August 28, 2014
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (d)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4) · 408.70(d)(2)
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(2) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(d)(2) · Violation corrected on site
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 20, 2013
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.10(b)(1)(i) · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 10, 2012
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4) through (18) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4) · 408.30(a)(18)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · August 11, 2011
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5) · 408.30(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 453534 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 780-8636
- Address
- 3734 S 59th Ct, Cicero, 60804
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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 "MEDINA, MARIA S" under Provider Name and 60804 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 453534).
- 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 "MEDINA, MARIA S" under Provider Name and 60804 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 453534).
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.