Waukegan · Licensed family home
Mendoza, Maribel
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 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 7 of its 11 licensing inspections since September 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 2, 20261 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
- Jul 31, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 4, 20267 citations
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(i)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Jun 5, 20252 citations
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(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.
Apr 16, 20257 citations
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a)
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(e)
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(p)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b)
- Apr 8, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 11, 20241 citation
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
- Oct 20, 2023Nothing cited
- Sep 21, 2023Nothing cited
Apr 19, 20234 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Sep 27, 20183 citations
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(c)
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a)
The state cited rules at 7 of this home's 11 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this home did: 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%This home
- All44%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- November 2, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since September 2018 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 2, 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.
Nov 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 2, 2026
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537481 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 4, 2026
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) · 408.30(i)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(e) · Violation substantiated
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537481 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 5, 2025
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(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 537481 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 16, 2025
Child Care Assistants
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a) · 408.50(e) · 408.50(h)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) through (p) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(b) · 408.120(h) · 408.120(p)
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537481 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 11, 2024
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537481 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 19, 2023
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537481 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 27, 2018
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c) · Violation substantiated
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a) · Violation substantiated
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537481 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 219-3021
- Address
- 2716 W Lucia Ave, Waukegan, 60085
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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 "MENDOZA, MARIBEL" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 537481).
- 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 "MENDOZA, MARIBEL" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 537481).
Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.