Chicago · Licensed family home
Szczypka, Teresa
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 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 12 of its 13 licensing inspections since September 2013.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 6, 20253 citations
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(1)
Sep 4, 20243 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(n)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Sep 22, 20227 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(3)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(h)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(j)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
Jul 1, 20216 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(o)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
Sep 14, 20205 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(c)
Program
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(f)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(c)
Jul 8, 20198 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(o)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
Sep 17, 20181 citation
Program — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
Program — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(i)
- Aug 15, 2018Nothing cited
Jul 23, 20183 citations
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
Background Checks
Background Checks
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(d)
Jun 25, 20184 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13)
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(5)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Sep 21, 20175 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(18)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Aug 21, 20142 citations
Background Checks
Background Checks
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(b)
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h)
Sep 6, 20131 citation
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)(2)
The state cited rules at 12 of this home's 13 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
- November 6, 2025
- On file
- 13 visits since September 2013 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 7, 2025. 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.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 6, 2025
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(1) · 408.120(l)(2)
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 4, 2024
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17) through (n) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(17) · 408.30(n)
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · September 22, 2022
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) through (j)(1) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) · 408.30(j)(1)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(3) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(l)(3) · 408.120(o)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(h) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 1, 2021
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(c) · 408.120(o)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(o)(1) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 14, 2020
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.15(c) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(i) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.80(c) · Violation corrected
Program
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · July 8, 2019
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(c) · 408.120(o)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(j) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 17, 2018
Program — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(i) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 23, 2018
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
Background Checks
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(d) · Violation corrected on site
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 25, 2018
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13) · 408.30(e)(5)
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 21, 2017
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) through (18) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) · 408.30(a)(16) · 408.30(a)(18)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 21, 2014
Background Checks
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(b) · Violation corrected
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 6, 2013
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)(2) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 507373 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 545-0313
- Address
- 3707 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago, 60634
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SZCZYPKA, TERESA" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 507373).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SZCZYPKA, TERESA" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 507373).
- 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 "SZCZYPKA, TERESA" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 507373).
Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.