Chicago · Licensed family home

Anderson-Sykes, Barbara J

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 9 of its licensing inspections since June 2010.

Of the 124 Chicago-area family homes with 9 licensing inspections, 45% had rules cited at all 9, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Jul 13, 20263 citations

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
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)(20)

Jul 10, 20257 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

3 more from this inspection

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)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)

Jul 16, 20245 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)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)

1 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

Aug 3, 20235 citations

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(n)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)

1 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

Jul 18, 202211 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
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)

7 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(b)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)

Jul 15, 202110 citations

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)(19)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)

6 more from this inspection

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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)

Jun 29, 20179 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(18)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(13)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)

5 more from this inspection

Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)

Apr 26, 20122 citations

Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)

Jun 30, 20104 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 13, 2026
On file: 9 visits since June 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 12, 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 13, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) through (21) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(21)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation substantiated

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2024

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 3, 2023

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 406.9(n)

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · 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(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2022

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(b) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h) · Violation substantiated

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated

School Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 15, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(g)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · June 29, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(18) · 406.8(h)(5)

Children Under 30 Months of Age

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8) · 406.22(e)(13) · 406.22(h)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2) · Violation corrected

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2012

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Number and Ages of Children Served

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2010 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 30, 2010

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2)

Records and Reports

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300546 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

7735505151

Address: 7734 Prairie
License: license issued (il)

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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 "ANDERSON-SYKES, BARBARA J" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 300546).

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.