Chicago · Licensed family home

Smith, Sandra J

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 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

May 8, 202612 citations

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12)
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(a)(29)

8 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1)
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(a)(19)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
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)(19)(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

May 6, 202510 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)

6 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(15)
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)

Apr 16, 20249 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12)

5 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)

Mar 13, 20239 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
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)(22)(h)

5 more from this inspection

Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
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 5, 20222 citations

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)(23)

Apr 7, 20217 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)(1)

3 more from this inspection

Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 8, 2026
On file: 6 visits since April 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 31, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · May 8, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12) through (f)(1) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)(1)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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(n) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 358155 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · May 6, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(12) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(15) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)(1)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · 406.12(i)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 358155 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8) through (17) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8) · 406.8(a)(12) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(17)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Records and Reports

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

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 358155 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · March 13, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(22)(h) · 406.8(h)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Qualifications for Assistants

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

School Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 358155 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2022

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · 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 358155 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 7, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10) through (19) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(10) · 406.8(a)(19)

Qualifications for Assistants

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 358155 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

7737238311

Address: 7426 S Maryland 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 "SMITH, SANDRA J" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 358155).

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.