Chicago Hts · Licensed family home
Smith, Barbara J
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 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since February 2013.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 26, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 26, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 21, 20224 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
- Jan 4, 2022Nothing cited
Dec 9, 20194 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Feb 1, 201816 citations
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(a)
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)(19)(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
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)(3)
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(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(h)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Mar 3, 20143 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Feb 20, 20132 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)(1)
The state cited rules at 5 of this home's 8 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times had more: 80% of 184 had rules cited at 6 or more.
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%This home
- 6 of 818%
- 7 of 823%
- All 839%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 26, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since February 2013 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 9, 2020. 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 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 21, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (j) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected on site
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 9, 2019
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(j)
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)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 16 findings
Monitoring visit · February 1, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
9 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(19)(a) · 406.8(a)(19)(f) · 406.8(a)(22)(h) · 406.8(e)
Activity Requirements
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) · 406.16(c)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8) through (g)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8) · 406.22(g)(5)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a) · Violation corrected
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 510675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 3, 2014
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (2) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2)
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 510675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 20, 2013
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510675 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 898-2435
- Address
- 1321 Ashland Ave, Chicago Hts, 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 "SMITH, BARBARA J" under Provider Name and 60411 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 510675).
- 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 "SMITH, BARBARA J" under Provider Name and 60411 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 510675).
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.