Waukegan · Licensed family home
Varela, Maria
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
Program news
The state’s license allowed 8 children in August. Since October it allows 6.
From the state’s licensing record. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026.
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 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 11, 20266 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)(6)
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(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Oct 7, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 10, 2023Nothing cited
- Sep 2, 2022Nothing cited
May 7, 20186 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 5 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times had more: 81% of 357 had rules cited at 3 or more.
How all 357 Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 357 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 512%This home
- 3 of 517%
- 4 of 521%
- All 543%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- September 11, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since May 2018 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 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.
Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · September 11, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · 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 429431 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · May 7, 2018
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6 · Violation substantiated
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8 · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9 · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12 · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15 · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 429431 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 406-8867
- Address
- 86 Mariposa Ave, Waukegan, 60087
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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 — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "VARELA, MARIA" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 429431).
- Address, License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "VARELA, MARIA" under Provider Name and 60087 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 429431).
- 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 "VARELA, MARIA" under Provider Name and 60087 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 429431).
Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; 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.