Matteson · Licensed family home

Gardner, Amanda

Small family home, licensed for up to 6 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since May 2018.

Of the 225 Chicago-area family homes with 7 licensing inspections, 25% had rules cited at 6 of them, as this home did. 43% had rules cited at all 7.

Licensing inspections

Jul 14, 202610 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)

6 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)

May 22, 202521 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(s)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)

17 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(f)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(4)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(c)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)

May 14, 202411 citations

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(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1)

7 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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)
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)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)

Oct 16, 20236 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)(2)
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(h)(5)

2 more from this inspection

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(i)

Mar 24, 20231 citation

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

Sep 14, 2020No rules cited

May 4, 20181 citation

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 14, 2026
On file: 7 visits since May 2018 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 13, 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 14, 2026

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (e)(3) · Violation substantiated

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · Violation substantiated

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

School Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 21 findings

Monitoring visit · May 22, 2025

Records and Reports

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (s) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f) · 406.24(i) · 406.24(s)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(19)(f) · 406.8(f)

Application for License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) · 406.4(f)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · 406.15(c)

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(h) · Violation corrected

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(4) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meals

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2024

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (3) · Violation substantiated

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

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(e)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · October 16, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (h)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(h)(5)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Nutrition and Meals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(i) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 24, 2023

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 4, 2018

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 548871 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

7083780646

Address: 115 Cloverleaf Rd
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 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 "GARDNER, AMANDA" under Provider Name and 60443 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 548871).

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