Chicago · Licensed family home

Fernandez, Minerva

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since April 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

Mar 6, 20263 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Feb 15, 20241 citation

  • General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)

Jan 11, 20234 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)

Mar 25, 20211 citation

  • Caregivers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)

Jan 2, 20203 citations

  • General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)

  • General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)

Apr 16, 20191 citation

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 6, 2026
On file
6 visits since April 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 27, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 6, 2026

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 15, 2024

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 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 11, 2023

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 25, 2021

Caregivers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 2, 2020

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a) through (b) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a) · 408.30(b)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2019

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575593 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

7732423070

Address
3117 N Menard Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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Sources and dates

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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 "FERNANDEZ, MINERVA" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 575593).

Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.