Matteson · Licensed family home
Steele, Denice L
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 11 of its licensing inspections since September 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 26, 202610 citations
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Oct 24, 20249 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(ai)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
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)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Nov 9, 20233 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
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)
Aug 27, 20182 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
Aug 30, 20179 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(s)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Aug 31, 20165 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
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(d)(1)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jul 13, 201513 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(s)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5)
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
Aug 13, 20148 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
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)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)(bi)
Aug 16, 20133 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Oct 21, 201112 citations
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(a)(14)
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)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5)
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)
Sep 24, 20105 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16)
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)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)
The state cited rules at all 11 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had fewer: 56% of 375.
How all 375 Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 375 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some56%
- All44%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- August 26, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since September 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 25, 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.
Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · August 26, 2026
Records and Reports
9 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(e)(1) · 406.24(e)(2) · 406.24(e)(3) · 406.24(e)(4) · 406.24(f)
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 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · October 24, 2024
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(ai) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(ai) · 406.12(h)(1) · 406.12(i)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 9, 2023
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 27, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · 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 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · August 30, 2017
Application for Renewal of License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · 406.5(e)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) through (e) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(3)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (s) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(s)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · August 31, 2016
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation corrected on site
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · July 13, 2015
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (s) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(s)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(e)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) · 406.9(t)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · August 13, 2014
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(5)(a) · 406.8(a)(10)(bi) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(e)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(f) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 16, 2013
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected
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) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2011 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · October 21, 2011
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (20) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · 406.22(g)(5)
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)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
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) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 24, 2010
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 432626 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 559-5364
- Address
- 831 Rose Ln, Matteson, 60443
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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 "STEELE, DENICE L" under Provider Name and 60443 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 432626).
- 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 "STEELE, DENICE L" under Provider Name and 60443 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 432626).
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.