Chicago · Licensed family home

Otero, Cristal M

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 5 of 5 cited something

Chicago-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 18, 2023
On file: 5 visits since August 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 17, 2023. 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.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 18, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (29) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(29)

Children Under 30 Months of Age

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5) through (7) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5) · 406.22(g)(7)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(e)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537563 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 16, 2022

Nutrition and Meals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537563 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2022

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 537563 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 9, 2021

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537563 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10) through (i)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(f) · 406.8(i)(1)

Application for Renewal of License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · 406.5(e)(2)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) · 406.24(m)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(e) · Violation corrected

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537563 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).

Details

7734141668

Address: 8410 S Baker Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "OTERO, CRISTAL M" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 537563).