Minooka · Licensed family home

Plese, Mariellen

At a glance

Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 children.

What to know

License: 2 years to 12 years (state).

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 12 of its 16 licensing inspections since November 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Feb 27, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 28, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 23, 2023Nothing cited
Oct 25, 20221 citation
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Oct 13, 20214 citations
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(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)
Nov 18, 20203 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)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Oct 28, 20192 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)
Oct 12, 20182 citations
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Nov 6, 20178 citations
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(r)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(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)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Nov 2, 20168 citations
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
- Background Checks
  Background Checks
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
- 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)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Oct 27, 20152 citations
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)(a)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Nov 14, 20143 citations
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(9)
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(11)
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20)
Nov 5, 20136 citations
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)(4)
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)(5)
- General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)(7)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Jan 7, 2013Nothing cited
Nov 8, 20115 citations
- 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)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)
Nov 16, 20106 citations
- 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(i)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(j)
- 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)

The state cited rules at 12 of this home's 16 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: February 27, 2026
On file: 16 visits since November 2010 — 4 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was November 24, 2022. 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.

Feb 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 25, 2022

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 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 13, 2021

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2020

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 28, 2019

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (3) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 12, 2018

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2017 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 6, 2017

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again · 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)(6) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6) · 408.120(c)

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(r) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Rule cited again

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 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2016

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Violation corrected

Background Checks

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 27, 2015

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1)(a) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2014

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20) through (b)(11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(20) · 408.30(b)(9) · 408.30(b)(11)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 5, 2013

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)(4) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)(4) · 408.30(q)(5) · 408.30(q)(7)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2013 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 8, 2011

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 16, 2010

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · 408.120(i) · 408.120(j)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 154218 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (815) 735-0244
Address: 437 San Carlos Road, Minooka, 60447

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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 "PLESE, MARIELLEN" under Provider Name and 60447 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 154218).
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 "PLESE, MARIELLEN" under Provider Name and 60447 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 154218).

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.