Chicago · Licensed family home

Barrera, Irma

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 6 of its licensing inspections since February 2019.

Of the 327 Chicago-area family homes with 6 licensing inspections, 43% had rules cited at all 6, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Apr 2, 202612 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

8 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
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)(19)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(5)

Apr 24, 20233 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
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)(23)

Nov 17, 20223 citations

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

Mar 18, 202215 citations

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)(19)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

11 more from this inspection

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)(4)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(d)(3)
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)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(b)(5)
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(g)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)(8)

Dec 30, 201910 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)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

6 more from this inspection

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)(3)
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)(14)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)

Feb 26, 201911 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

7 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 2, 2026
On file: 6 visits since February 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 16, 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 12 findings

Monitoring visit · April 2, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(5)(a) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(i)(5)

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)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) through (h)(1) · Violation corrected

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414194 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 24, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h) through (23) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(23)

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414194 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 17, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414194 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · March 18, 2022

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(12) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(g)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) through (j) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

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

School Age Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(b)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(b)(5) · 406.21(d)

Children Under 30 Months of Age

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(d)(3) · 406.22(e)(8)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nutrition and Meals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414194 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · December 30, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(f)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

School Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414194 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(j)

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)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(h)(2) · 406.14(j)

Application for Renewal of License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Activity Requirements

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414194 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

7736158950

Address: 1616 N Kilbourn Ave
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BARRERA, IRMA" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 414194).

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.