Chicago · Licensed family home

Jefferson, Ella 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 8 of its licensing inspections since April 2014.

Of the 183 Chicago-area family homes with 8 licensing inspections, 42% had rules cited at all 8, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Nov 14, 20253 citations

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

Jan 7, 20251 citation

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

Jan 29, 20242 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(n)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j)

Apr 2, 20211 citation

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

Oct 20, 20173 citations

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

Sep 11, 20171 citation

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

Oct 12, 20164 citations

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)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Apr 7, 20144 citations

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: November 14, 2025
On file: 8 visits since April 2014 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 1, 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2025

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 7, 2025

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 29, 2024

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j) through (n) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j) · 406.12(n)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 2, 2021

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 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 20, 2017

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 11, 2017

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 12, 2016

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)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 7, 2014

Records and Reports

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528560 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

7734206408

Address: 4900 S Indiana Ave Apt B
License: license issued (il)

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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 "JEFFERSON, ELLA M" under Provider Name and 60615 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 528560).

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.