Chicago · Licensed family home
Wooders, Cathy L
A family home in Chicago, licensed for up to 8 children. The state cited something at 8 of 8 routine visits (Chicago-area family homes: about 4 in 5). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Mid-size home. 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.
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What the state has found
Routine visits: 8 of 8 cited something
Across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 9, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since February 2011 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 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.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 9, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) through (14) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(14)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation substantiated
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · September 10, 2024
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (g) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(g)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 29, 2020
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · May 14, 2020
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(3)(b) · Violation corrected
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · Violation corrected
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(f) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (22) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(22)
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
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · April 4, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(e)
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)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · Violation corrected on site
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
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · March 18, 2013
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5)(a) · 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(h)(1) · 406.8(h)(5)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(i)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · 406.22(g)(5)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2011 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · February 18, 2011
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (26) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(26)
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)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · Violation corrected on site
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(j) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · 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 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 3124800059
- Address
- 1520 W 114th Pl
- License
- license issued (il)
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "WOODERS, CATHY L" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 493290).