Chicago · Licensed family home
Starks, Carol
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 all 7 of its licensing inspections since May 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 28, 20242 citations
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(e)
Jul 16, 20203 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f)
Apr 18, 201910 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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Apr 5, 20175 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
May 2, 20161 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(c)
May 4, 20151 citation
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
May 15, 201421 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
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(a)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
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(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
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)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
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)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)
The state cited rules at all 7 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 7 times had fewer: 57% of 229.
How all 229 Chicago-area family homes inspected 7 times compare
Of the 229 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 7under 1%
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 73%
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 715%
- 6 of 725%
- All 743%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 28, 2024
- On file
- 7 visits since May 2014 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 28, 2024. 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.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 28, 2024
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 16, 2020
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · April 18, 2019
Application for Renewal of License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · 406.5(f)
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)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 5, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) through (h)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(h)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 2, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 4, 2015
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2014 Monitoring visit 21 findings
Monitoring visit · May 15, 2014
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (32) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(24) · 406.8(a)(32)
Records and Reports
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 406.9(t)
Substitutes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) · 406.11(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(h)
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 523178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 224-4147
- Address
- 6730 S Indiana Ave # 1, Chicago, 60637
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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 "STARKS, CAROL" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 523178).
- 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 "STARKS, CAROL" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 523178).
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.