Bellwood · Licensed family home
Steptore, Jeanetta N
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 9 of its 10 licensing inspections since December 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 11, 20241 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
- Jun 20, 2023Nothing cited
Jun 21, 20221 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Jul 30, 20201 citation
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
May 24, 20193 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Aug 9, 20184 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
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)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Oct 19, 20175 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
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(d)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Jun 30, 20151 citation
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Jul 18, 20147 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(2)
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)(2)
Definitions
Definitions
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.2
Dec 7, 20103 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(3)
The state cited rules at 9 of this home's 10 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this home did: 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%This home
- All44%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 11, 2024
- On file
- 10 visits since December 2010 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 13, 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 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 11, 2024
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 21, 2022
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 30, 2020
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 24, 2019
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(f)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 9, 2018
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · October 19, 2017
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(b)(3) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 30, 2015
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2014 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · July 18, 2014
Children Under 30 Months of Age
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(2) through (g)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(2) · 406.22(g)(1) · 406.22(g)(2)
Definitions
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.2 · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · 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 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · December 7, 2010
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) through (h)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)(1) · 406.8(h)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 402924 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 968-9576
- Address
- 321 28th Ave, Bellwood, 60104
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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 "STEPTORE, JEANETTA N" under Provider Name and 60104 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 402924).
- 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 "STEPTORE, JEANETTA N" under Provider Name and 60104 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 402924).
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.