Ford Heights · Licensed family home
Pittman, Deborah K
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 8 of its licensing inspections since October 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 19, 20259 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
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)(23)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
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)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Sep 19, 20238 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j)
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 13, 20222 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)(23)
Nov 24, 20202 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Dec 16, 20198 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Dec 14, 201620 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
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(e)(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(d)(1)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
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(a)(29)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(6)
Nov 14, 201318 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Oct 28, 20104 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)
The state cited rules at all 8 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times had fewer: 61% of 184.
How all 184 Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 184 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 85%
- 5 of 811%
- 6 of 818%
- 7 of 823%
- All 839%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- November 19, 2025
- On file
- 8 visits since October 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 19, 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.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · November 19, 2025
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (23) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o) through (t) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o) · 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · September 19, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) through (29) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(29)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) through (j) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · 406.24(j)
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 13, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(23)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 24, 2020
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · December 16, 2019
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13) through (f) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13) · 406.8(a)(24) · 406.8(f)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(f)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected on site
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · December 14, 2016
Records and Reports
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(d)(5) · 406.24(e)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(c)(6)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(c) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · November 14, 2013
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4) through (g)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4) · 406.22(g)(1) · 406.22(g)(2) · 406.22(g)(3) · 406.22(g)(4)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · 406.6(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(4) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · October 28, 2010
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(h)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 828-3500
- Address
- 1001 Ellis Ave, Ford Heights, 60411
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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 "PITTMAN, DEBORAH K" under Provider Name and 60411 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 416508).
- 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 "PITTMAN, DEBORAH K" under Provider Name and 60411 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 416508).
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.