Chicago · Licensed family home

Mckay, Cynthia

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since April 2021.

Of the 327 Chicago-area family homes with 6 licensing inspections, 43% had rules cited at all 6, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 20, 20265 citations

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

  • Qualifications for Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)

1 more from this inspection

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)

May 16, 20247 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

  • 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)(3)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)

3 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Apr 4, 20248 citations

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)

4 more from this inspection

  • 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(f)

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(3)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

Oct 31, 20235 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

1 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Apr 7, 202212 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

  • 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)(11)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6)

8 more from this inspection

  • School Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(m)

Apr 5, 20217 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)(3)

  • 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)(4)(a)

3 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 20, 2026
On file
6 visits since April 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 1, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2026

Records and Reports

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

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Qualifications for Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12 · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 571032 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 16, 2024

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 571032 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · April 4, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(f)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(3) · Violation substantiated

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 571032 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 31, 2023

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(i)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 571032 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · April 7, 2022

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(m)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

School Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 571032 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (g) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(g)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 571032 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

7735313311

Address
7508 S Sangamon St
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "MCKAY, CYNTHIA" under Provider Name and 60620 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 571032).

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.