Matteson · Licensed family home

Sykes, Danielle J

What these mean, and where they come from

Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; 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: 5 of 5 cited something

Chicago-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 9, 2026
On file
5 visits since September 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 9, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2026

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(f)

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 494360 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · March 27, 2025

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (j)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(h)(2) · 406.14(j)(2)

Application for License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) · 406.4(f)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · 406.15(c)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(d)(1)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(f) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494360 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 21, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(e)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494360 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · April 3, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(e)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494360 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2010

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494360 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).

Details

7082975150

Address
154 Stephens St
License
license issued (il)

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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 "SYKES, DANIELLE J" under Provider Name and 60443 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 494360).