Calumet Park · Licensed family home

Smith, Corliss A

At a glance

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.

What to know

License: 3 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since September 2021.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Jan 27, 202610 citations
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)
- 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(i)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
- 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(d)(1)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)
- Number and Ages of Children Served
  Number and Ages of Children Served
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a)
Dec 1, 20239 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)
- 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(m)
- 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(p)
- 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(d)(1)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)
Dec 21, 20227 citations
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
- 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(d)
- Qualifications for Assistants
  Qualifications for Assistants
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Sep 16, 20211 citation
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

The state cited rules at all 4 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times had fewer: 58% of 406.

How all 406 Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 406 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

None6%
1 of 413%
2 of 418%
3 of 421%
All 442%This home

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 27, 2026
On file: 4 visits since September 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2026

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(i) · 406.9(m) · 406.9(t)

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(i)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j) · Violation substantiated

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 544902 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · December 1, 2023

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (p) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(m) · 406.9(n) · 406.9(p)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (d)(3) · Violation substantiated

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (j) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(j)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 544902 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 21, 2022

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (29) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(29)

Records and Reports

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

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

Qualifications for Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 544902 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 16, 2021

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 544902 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (708) 824-9360
Address: 12741 S Ada St, Calumet Park, 60827

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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, CORLISS A" under Provider Name and 60827 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 544902).
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, CORLISS A" under Provider Name and 60827 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 544902).

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.