Chicago · Licensed family home

Brown, Courtney

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 3 of its licensing inspections since April 2023.

Of the 423 Chicago-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 50% had rules cited at all 3, as this home did. 13% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Feb 18, 202625 citations

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

21 more from this inspection

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)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22
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)
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(j)(2)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1)
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)(22)
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)(20)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(e)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)

Mar 25, 202512 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)

8 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(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)(3)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(b)

Apr 19, 20237 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

3 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: February 18, 2026
On file: 3 visits since April 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 18, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 25 findings

Monitoring visit · February 18, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

10 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (j)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(5)(a) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(f)(1) · 406.8(g) · 406.8(j)(2)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Records and Reports

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

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 corrected

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

Activity Requirements

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

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

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

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617037 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 25, 2025

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Records and Reports

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · Violation corrected

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617037 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 19, 2023

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)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617037 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

3127538015

Address: 8500 S Drexel Ave
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BROWN, COURTNEY" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 617037).
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BROWN, COURTNEY" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 617037).

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.