Downers Grove · Licensed family home

Kern, Mary E

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since August 2012.

Of the 365 Chicago-area family homes with 10 or more licensing inspections, 56% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this home did. 44% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Aug 12, 2026No rules cited
Dec 15, 20251 citation

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)

Aug 5, 20253 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

  • 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(a)(5)(a)

Sep 24, 20241 citation

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)

Jul 16, 20244 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)

  • Number and Ages of Children Served

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)

Jul 13, 2023No rules cited
Aug 9, 20175 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(a)(1)

  • 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(a)(15)

1 more from this inspection

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)

Jun 15, 20174 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)

  • Number and Ages of Children Served

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)

  • Children Under 30 Months of Age

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(e)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC5.

Jul 24, 201510 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

6 more from this inspection

  • 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)(a)

  • 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)(4)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

Aug 18, 20145 citations

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(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)(2)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Sep 13, 20133 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)

Aug 21, 20124 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 12, 2026
On file
12 visits since August 2012 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 17, 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.

Aug 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 15, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 5, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) through (5)(a) · Violation corrected

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

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 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · Violation corrected on site

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

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 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (15) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(15)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 15, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Number and Ages of Children Served

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

Children Under 30 Months of Age

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC5.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2015

Health, Medical Care and Safety

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (4) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (24) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(24)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · Rule cited again

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 18, 2014

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 13, 2013

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (14) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(14)

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 354735 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 21, 2012

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (23) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(23)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 354735 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

6306063428

Address
4021 Douglas Rd
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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Sources and dates

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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 "KERN, MARY E" under Provider Name and 60515 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 354735).

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.