Chicago · Licensed family home

Cruz, Maria C

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 12 of its licensing inspections since January 2010.

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 11, 20252 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)(3)

Apr 3, 20253 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(m)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)

Jan 17, 20234 citations

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

Feb 17, 20221 citation

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

Jan 9, 20219 citations

Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)

5 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)

Dec 12, 20198 citations

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
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)(5)(b)

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(13)

Mar 24, 20174 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)(3)

Dec 15, 20156 citations

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

2 more from this inspection

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Nov 14, 20148 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a)

4 more from this inspection

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)

Jan 28, 20143 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Dec 18, 201219 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)(19)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

15 more from this inspection

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)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
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(m)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
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)(24)

Jan 28, 20106 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
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)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

2 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: December 11, 2025
On file: 12 visits since January 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 23, 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.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 11, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (14) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(14)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 3, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 17, 2023

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)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2022

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f) · 406.8(g)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) · 406.9(t)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Records and Reports

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

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

Application for Renewal of License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a) through (29) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5)(b) · 406.8(a)(13) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(29)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Qualifications for Assistants

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 24, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) through (k)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(22)(c) · 406.8(h)(1) · 406.8(k)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 15, 2015

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o) · 406.9(t)

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)

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(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2014 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2014

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(t)

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(a) · 406.18(f)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Activity Requirements

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 28, 2014

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2012 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · December 18, 2012

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

7 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)(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

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (n) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(h) · 406.9(i) · 406.9(m) · 406.9(n)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (i) · Violation corrected

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

Qualifications for Assistants

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 28, 2010

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(e)(3)

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480939 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.

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3129377791

Address: 3542 W 72nd St
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 "CRUZ, MARIA C" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 480939).

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.