Waukegan · Licensed family home

Swain, Joyce G

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 9 of its licensing inspections since April 2023.

Of the 122 Chicago-area family homes with 9 licensing inspections, 46% had rules cited at all 9, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Mar 26, 202612 citations

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)(2)
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)

8 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
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(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

May 19, 20252 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)

May 1, 20254 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)(1)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

Apr 8, 20256 citations

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

2 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(h)

Mar 4, 20259 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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)

5 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(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(b)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(j)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

May 29, 20246 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)(22)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b)

2 more from this inspection

Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Jun 29, 20232 citations

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

May 30, 20234 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Apr 28, 202313 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(b)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
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)(22)

9 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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)(16)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 26, 2026
On file: 9 visits since April 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 26, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 26, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (g) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · 406.6(k)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (p) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(p)

Records and Reports

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

Cooperation with the Department

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 19, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 1, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f) through (j)(1) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f) · 406.8(j)(1)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Cooperation with the Department

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) through (j)(2) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(f) · 406.8(j)(1) · 406.8(j)(2)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2025

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21) through (j)(1) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(b) · 406.8(j)(1)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 29, 2024

Application for Renewal of License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) · 406.5(i)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (22) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(22)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · 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 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 29, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2023

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (f) · Rule cited again

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(21) · 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(b) · 406.8(g)

Records and Reports

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484421 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

8477367279

Address: 1500 N Martin Ave
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 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 "SWAIN, JOYCE G" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 484421).

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.