Chicago · Licensed family home

Alvarez Garcia, Sonia

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

The state cited rules at all 8 of its licensing inspections since December 2014.

Of the 183 Chicago-area family homes with 8 licensing inspections, 42% had rules cited at all 8, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Sep 6, 20243 citations

Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(d)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Oct 14, 20223 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2)

Oct 15, 20211 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)

Aug 7, 20204 citations

Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)

Sep 12, 201914 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)

10 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)

Sep 3, 201917 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)

13 more from this inspection

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(b)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(m)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2)

Aug 28, 20186 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

2 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Dec 19, 20146 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

2 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: September 6, 2024
On file: 8 visits since December 2014 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 20, 2024. 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 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 6, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(d) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 14, 2022

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) through (h)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(h)(2)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 15, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2020

Application for Renewal of License

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Qualifications for Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Violation corrected

Activity Requirements

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · September 12, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(f)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (m) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(m)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · Violation substantiated

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · September 3, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (m) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(f) · 406.8(i)(1) · 406.8(m)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(b)

Qualifications for Assistants

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

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

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation substantiated

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

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2) · Violation substantiated

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

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 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 28, 2018

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2014

Records and Reports

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (24) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(24)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532508 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7738167848

Address: 10344 S Avenue G
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ALVAREZ GARCIA, SONIA" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 532508).

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.