Chicago · Licensed family home

Poe, Martha

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since December 2010.

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

Apr 9, 20264 citations

  • 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)

  • 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)

Apr 1, 20255 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)

  • 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)

1 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Apr 30, 20244 citations

  • 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)

  • 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)

Apr 19, 20227 citations

  • Number and Ages of Children Served

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(2)(c)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1)

3 more from this inspection

  • Number and Ages of Children Served

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b)

  • Number and Ages of Children Served

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(c)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)

Mar 13, 20191 citation

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)

Feb 28, 20191 citation

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

Sep 20, 20183 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(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)(16)

Aug 23, 20181 citation

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

Apr 28, 20153 citations

  • 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)(11)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Dec 9, 201023 citations

  • 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)(16)

  • Substitutes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c)

19 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)

  • Qualifications for Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)

  • Number and Ages of Children Served

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(c)(2)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(d)

  • 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(e)

  • Qualifications for Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)

  • Qualifications for Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(c)

  • Activity Requirements

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)(3)

  • Children Under 30 Months of Age

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(c)(4)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)

  • Records and Reports

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h)

  • Nutrition and Meals

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)

  • Children Under 30 Months of Age

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 9, 2026
On file
10 visits since December 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 9, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2026

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 1, 2025

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 30, 2024

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 19, 2022

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(e)(1)

Number and Ages of Children Served

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b) through (2)(c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b) · 406.13(b)(1)(c) · 406.13(b)(2)(c)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 13, 2019

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2019

Cooperation with the Department

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 20, 2018

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (16) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(16)

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 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2018

Cooperation with the Department

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (11) · Violation corrected

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

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2010 Monitoring visit 23 findings

Monitoring visit · December 9, 2010

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(10) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)(1)

Qualifications for Assistants

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · 406.10(c) · 406.10(e)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (d)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2)

Children Under 30 Months of Age

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4) through (c)(4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4) · 406.22(c)(4)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(c) · Violation substantiated

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(c)(2) · Violation substantiated

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)(3) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meals

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 398069 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

7736386318

Address
3418 W Chicago Ave Fl 2
License
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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "POE, MARTHA" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 398069).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "POE, MARTHA" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 398069).

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.