Chicago · Licensed family home
Smith, Ruth
A family home in Chicago, licensed for up to 5 children. The state cited something at 12 of 12 routine visits (Chicago-area family homes: about 4 in 5). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Small home. Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; larger is 9 to 12.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 12 of 12 cited something
Across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 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
- January 13, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since January 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 3, 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 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 13, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 5, 2025
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 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 7, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(g)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 18, 2019
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(q) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · February 1, 2018
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (e) · Repeat violation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Repeat violation
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · December 1, 2016
Qualifications for Assistants
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) through (e) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · 406.10(e)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (m) · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(m)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Rule cited again
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation substantiated
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b) · Rule cited again
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 21, 2014
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · Violation corrected
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 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 16, 2013
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 9, 2010
Children Under 30 Months of Age
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · 406.22(g)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 30, 2010
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(b) · Violation corrected
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)(8) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(l) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 5, 2010
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2010 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · January 14, 2010
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (h)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(25) · 406.8(h)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 483197 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 3123886210
- Address
- 1516 W Pratt Blvd Unit E
- License
- license issued (il)
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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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 "SMITH, RUTH" under Provider Name and 60626 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 483197).