Chicago · Licensed family home
Wilcox, Desaree D
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 7 children.
Program news
Illinois’s child care licensing agency (DCFS) lists this program’s license status as “Refuse to Renew.” The record does not say whether that decision is final or under appeal. DCFS still lists the program. Ask DCFS or the program whether it may care for children today.
Illinois DCFS provider lookup. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026, and has read this status there since July 30, 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 all 6 of its licensing inspections since October 2013.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 13, 202114 citations
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(b)
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(b)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(d)(2)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(e)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(c)(3)
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(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC8.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC8.
Nov 6, 20201 citation
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Oct 18, 20171 citation
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Oct 4, 20172 citations
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
Sep 2, 20164 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
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(h)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Oct 2, 20135 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times had fewer: 56% of 328.
How all 328 Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 328 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 61%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 69%
- 4 of 616%
- 5 of 625%
- All 644%This home
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 13, 2021
- On file
- 6 visits since October 2013 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 13, 2021. 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.
May 2021 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · May 13, 2021
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) · 406.18(b) · 406.18(d)(2) · 406.18(e) · 406.18(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) · 406.9(i)
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)(3) through (b) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)(3) · 406.15(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(k) · Violation substantiated
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(c)(3) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC8.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416231 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 6, 2020
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416231 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 18, 2017
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416231 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 4, 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 416231 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 2, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · Violation corrected
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(h) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416231 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · October 2, 2013
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)(3) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(j)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 416231 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (312) 753-8831
- Address
- 8037 S Indiana Ave, Chicago, 60619
- License
- Refuse to renew
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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, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "WILCOX, DESAREE D" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 416231).
- 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 "WILCOX, DESAREE D" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 416231).
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.