Chicago · Licensed family home

Carter, Olivia M

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 11 of its licensing inspections since January 2011.

Of the 365 Chicago-area family homes with 10 or more licensing inspections, 44% had rules cited at all of them, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Dec 18, 20251 citation

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

Jan 13, 20252 citations

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

Nov 23, 20221 citation

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

Nov 16, 20203 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)(1)
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)

Nov 4, 20195 citations

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(h)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

1 more from this inspection

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

Nov 14, 20165 citations

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)(1)
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)

1 more from this inspection

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

Dec 14, 20159 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)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

5 more from this inspection

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)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)

Jan 13, 20141 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

Jan 31, 20138 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21)
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)

Nov 7, 20111 citation

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

Jan 13, 201114 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)

10 more from this inspection

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(s)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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)(16)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
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)(3)
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: December 18, 2025
On file: 11 visits since January 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 17, 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.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 18, 2025

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 13, 2025

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 23, 2022

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 16, 2020

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g) through (j)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g) · 406.8(j)(1)

Application for Renewal of License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2019

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(h)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2016

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · December 14, 2015

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

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)

Records and Reports

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

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 13, 2014

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 31, 2013

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) through (24) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(o)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2011

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2011 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · January 13, 2011

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (16) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(16)

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)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 406.9(s)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · 406.12(i)

Records and Reports

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

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

Number and Ages of Children Served

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 218339 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7737805922

Address: 5523 S Wabash Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 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 "CARTER, OLIVIA M" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 218339).
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CARTER, OLIVIA M" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 218339).

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.