Chicago · Licensed family home

Watson, Linda A

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What the state has found

Routine visits: 12 of 12 cited something

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 7, 2026
On file: 12 visits since August 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 7, 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 16 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(15) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(28) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)(1)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · 406.12(i)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(f) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

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

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 7, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(f)(1)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2022

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (3) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) · 406.12(i)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 28, 2021

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 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2019

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)(1) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 16, 2017

Cooperation with the Department

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 21, 2016

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(i)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(j)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 11, 2014

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)(2)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 5, 2013

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (20) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(20)

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 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · October 22, 2012

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(o) · 406.9(t)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (s) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(s)

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 11, 2011

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(3)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

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 419753 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).

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

7738798800

Address: 1641 S Homan Ave Fl 1
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

All checked July 2026.

State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "WATSON, LINDA A" under Provider Name and 60623 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 419753).

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.