Calumet City · Licensed family home

Alverson, Esther

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

The state cited rules at 12 of its 13 licensing inspections since March 2012.

Of the 365 Chicago-area family homes with 10 or more licensing inspections, 56% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this home did. 44% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

May 2, 20251 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)

Mar 22, 20243 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)

Apr 5, 202210 citations

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(b)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

6 more from this inspection

Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(c)(5)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)

Jul 16, 20211 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1)

Jul 15, 20213 citations

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)(29)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

Mar 18, 20195 citations

School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)

1 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

Feb 26, 20188 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

4 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

Apr 10, 20175 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

1 more from this inspection

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Mar 23, 20163 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(s)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

Mar 4, 20153 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

Mar 2, 2015No rules cited

Mar 26, 201412 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(f)

8 more from this inspection

Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(h)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

Mar 20, 201210 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(d)

6 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(24)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(c)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 2, 2025
On file: 13 visits since March 2012 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 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.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 2, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 22, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (23) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)

Qualifications for Assistants

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2022

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) through (11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(11)

Qualifications for Assistants

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

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(c)(5) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 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 16, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 15, 2021

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)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 18, 2019

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2018

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(j)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

School Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 10, 2017

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · 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 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 23, 2016

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2015

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(b)(3) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 26, 2014

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(h)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(e)

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(f) · 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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · March 20, 2012

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

9 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (24) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(22)(c) · 406.8(a)(22)(d) · 406.8(a)(23) · 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 340408 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7082888071

Address: 111 Pulaski Rd
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 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 "ALVERSON, ESTHER" under Provider Name and 60409 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 340408).

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.