Chicago · Licensed family home
Mellado, Leticia
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 11 of its licensing inspections since March 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 22, 20262 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)
Feb 13, 20244 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(5)
Feb 28, 20231 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Jan 20, 20212 citations
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(f)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Jan 7, 20212 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)
Jan 3, 20186 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Jan 4, 201713 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(32)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
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)
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
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(b)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Mar 6, 20154 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
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)
Apr 25, 20147 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Feb 10, 20123 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Mar 16, 20115 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
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)
The state cited rules at all 11 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 22, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since March 2011 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 30, 2026. 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 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 22, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · February 13, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (i)(5) · Repeat violation · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(i)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 28, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 20, 2021
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(f) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 7, 2021
Cooperation with the Department
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · January 3, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (g)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g)(1)
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)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · January 4, 2017
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(32) through (a)(11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(32) · 406.8(a)(11)
Nutrition and Meals
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17 through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17 · 406.17(b)
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)
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7(f) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2015
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2)
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)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 25, 2014
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(e)(3)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · February 10, 2012
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 16, 2011
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 709-3565
- Address
- 2744 N New England Ave, Chicago, 60707
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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 "MELLADO, LETICIA" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 460136).
- 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 "MELLADO, LETICIA" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 460136).
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.