Chicago · Licensed family home
Smith, Karla R
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 7 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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since June 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 6, 202620 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18
Swimming
Swimming
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.19
Children with Special Needs
Children with Special Needs
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.20
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22
Night Care
Night Care
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.23
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24
Confidentiality of Records and Information
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.25
Aug 8, 20181 citation
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Jun 9, 20101 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 423.
How all 423 Chicago-area family homes inspected 3 times compare
Of the 423 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None12%
- 1 of 317%
- 2 of 320%
- All 351%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 6, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 5, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · October 6, 2026
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6 · Violation corrected
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7 · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8 · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9 · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10 · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11 · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12 · Violation corrected
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13 · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14 · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15 · Violation corrected
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16 · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17 · Violation corrected
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18 · Violation corrected
Swimming
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.19 · Violation corrected
Children with Special Needs
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.20 · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21 · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22 · Violation corrected
Night Care
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.23 · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24 · Violation corrected
Confidentiality of Records and Information
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.25 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 382835 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 8, 2018
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 382835 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 9, 2010
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 382835 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 771-1620
- Address
- 11335 S Elizabeth St, Chicago, 60643
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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 "SMITH, KARLA R" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 382835).
- 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, KARLA R" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 382835).
Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; 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.