Chicago · Licensed family home

West, Melissa

At a glance

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

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 8 of its 9 licensing inspections since April 2014.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Nov 20, 202513 citations
- Application for License
  Application for License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(b)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)(5)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(m)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)
- Application for Renewal of License
  Application for Renewal of License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
- Application for License
  Application for License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Jan 29, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 24, 20242 citations
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Apr 11, 20243 citations
- Number and Ages of Children Served
  Number and Ages of Children Served
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age
  Children Under 30 Months of Age
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)
Mar 19, 20246 citations
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(u)
- Application for License
  Application for License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(c)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA84.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA84.
Jan 18, 20247 citations
- Health, Medical Care and Safety
  Health, Medical Care and Safety
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(m)
- Application for License
  Application for License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
- 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, 406APPEN.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406APPEN.
Nov 18, 202123 citations
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
- Qualifications for Assistants
  Qualifications for Assistants
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
- Qualifications for Assistants
  Qualifications for Assistants
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
- Substitutes
  Substitutes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c)
- Substitutes
  Substitutes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(e)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
- Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
  Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a)
- Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
  Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age
  Children Under 30 Months of Age
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
- Records and Reports
  Records and Reports
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(m)
Dec 1, 20171 citation
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)
Apr 16, 20144 citations
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)(a)
- 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(j)
- School Age Children
  School Age Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)

The state cited rules at 8 of this home's 9 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 9 times split three ways: 33% had fewer, 25% the same, and 42% more (126 family homes).

How all 126 Chicago-area family homes inspected 9 times compare

Of the 126 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

4 of 92%
5 of 96%
6 of 910%
7 of 917%
8 of 925%This home
All 942%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: November 20, 2025
On file: 9 visits since April 2014 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 1, 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 13 findings

Monitoring visit · November 20, 2025

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(p) · 406.9(t) · 406.9(t)(5)

Application for License

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

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

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) · 406.24(m)

Application for Renewal of License

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · 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 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 24, 2024

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2024

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b) · Violation substantiated

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 19, 2024

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (u) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(d) · 406.9(u)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(c) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA84.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 18, 2024

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j) · 406.24(m)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406APPEN.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 23 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2021

Records and Reports

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(c) · 406.24(d) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(m)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) through (t) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (14) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(14)

Qualifications for Assistants

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · 406.10(e)

Substitutes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c) · 406.11(e)

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) · 406.18(f)(2)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 1, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2014

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)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

School Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 527710 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (773) 255-9076
Address: 7301 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, 60619

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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 "WEST, MELISSA" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 527710).
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "WEST, MELISSA" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 527710).
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 "WEST, MELISSA" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 527710).

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.