Chicago · Licensed family home

Sewell, Felicia A

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: 12 of 13 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.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 26, 2026
On file: 13 visits since March 2011 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 26, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 26, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected on site

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · Violation corrected on site

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 16, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13) · 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(j) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 6, 2024

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (j) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(j)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 23, 2023

Records and Reports

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 10, 2018

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 22, 2017

Cooperation with the Department

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · February 22, 2017

School Age Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)(1) · 406.21(d)(2) · 406.21(d)(3) · 406.21(d)(4)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(t)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 6, 2016

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 12, 2015

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2014 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 8, 2014

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(e)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(4)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 20, 2012

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(e)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 31, 2011

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (h)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(h)(1)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(3)

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 457588 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

8722220079

Address: 1414 S Avers Ave
License: license issued (il)

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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 "SEWELL, FELICIA A" under Provider Name and 60623 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 457588).