Chicago · Licensed family home
Quintana, Merly E
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 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since August 2016.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 26, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 18, 20241 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
- Jul 15, 2022Nothing cited
Jul 25, 20184 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
Aug 18, 201638 citations
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(q)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(r)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
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)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
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)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
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(a)(32)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)
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(n)
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(b)(3)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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(f)
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)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(c)(1)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406E.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406E.
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times had more: 64% of 357 had rules cited at 4 or more.
How all 357 Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 357 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 512%
- 3 of 517%This home
- 4 of 521%
- All 543%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 26, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since August 2016 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 17, 2024. 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.
Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 18, 2024
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474528 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · July 25, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (22)(f) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(22)(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474528 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 38 findings
Monitoring visit · August 18, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
11 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (32) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(13) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24) · 406.8(a)(32)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(h) · 406.9(i) · 406.9(m) · 406.9(n) · 406.9(o) · 406.9(t)
Records and Reports
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (r) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(q) · 406.24(r)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(h)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · 406.12(i)
Number and Ages of Children Served
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b) through (c)(1) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b) · 406.13(c)(1)
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 substantiated
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) · Violation substantiated
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406E.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474528 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 202-8697
- Address
- 4237 N Monitor Ave, Chicago, 60634
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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 "QUINTANA, MERLY E" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 474528).
- 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 "QUINTANA, MERLY E" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 474528).
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.