Chicago · Licensed family home

Mellado, Leticia

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 11 of its licensing inspections since March 2011.

Of the 365 Chicago-area family homes with 10 or more licensing inspections, 44% had rules cited at all of them, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Jan 22, 20262 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)

Feb 13, 20244 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(5)

Feb 28, 20231 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)

Jan 20, 20212 citations

Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(f)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

Jan 7, 20212 citations

Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

Jan 3, 20186 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(g)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)

2 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

Jan 4, 201713 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)

9 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(b)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(32)

Mar 6, 20154 citations

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

Apr 25, 20147 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
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(t)

3 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)

Feb 10, 20123 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)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)

Mar 16, 20115 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)

1 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 22, 2026
On file: 11 visits since March 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 30, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 13, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (i)(5) · Repeat violation · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(i)(5)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2021

Nutrition and Meals

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 7, 2021

Cooperation with the Department

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 3, 2018

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (g)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g)(1)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · January 4, 2017

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(32) through (a)(11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(32) · 406.8(a)(11)

Nutrition and Meals

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17 through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17 · 406.17(b)

Records and Reports

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.7(f) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 6, 2015

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Records and Reports

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 25, 2014

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1) · 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 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 10, 2012

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 16, 2011

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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(g)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 460136 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7737093565

Address: 2744 N New England Ave
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 "MELLADO, LETICIA" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 460136).

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.