Grayslake · Licensed family home
Smialek, Mary 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 6 of its 11 licensing inspections since January 2013.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 14, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 8, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 8, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 10, 2022Nothing cited
- Jun 10, 2022Nothing cited
Dec 2, 20161 citation
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406A.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406A.
Nov 18, 20152 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b)
Nov 4, 20153 citations
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b)
Nov 3, 20155 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)(8)
Dec 11, 20132 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)(3)
Jan 18, 20135 citations
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)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
The state cited rules at 6 of this home's 11 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
- October 14, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since January 2013 — 5 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 15, 2016. 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.
Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 2, 2016
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406A.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507802 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2015
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u) · Rule cited again
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507802 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 4, 2015
Qualifications for Assistants
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · 406.10(e)
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507802 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 3, 2015
Number and Ages of Children Served
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b) through (d)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b) · 406.13(d)(1)(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(e) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u) · Violation corrected
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)(8) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507802 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 11, 2013
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)(3) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507802 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 18, 2013
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) · 406.9(i) · 406.9(j)
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 507802 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 650-3195
- Address
- 1384 Windsor Ln, Grayslake, 60030
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SMIALEK, MARY E" under Provider Name and 60030 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 507802).
- License, 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 "SMIALEK, MARY E" under Provider Name and 60030 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 507802).
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.