Richton Park · Licensed family home

Swopes, Barbara J

Small family home, licensed for up to 7 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since January 2017.

Of the 325 Chicago-area family homes with 6 licensing inspections, 43% had rules cited at all 6, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Nov 14, 20251 citation

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)

Aug 9, 20222 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)

Jul 26, 20221 citation

Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26

Oct 5, 20211 citation

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

Oct 8, 20198 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)

4 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
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(m)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

Jan 12, 201727 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(d)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)

23 more from this inspection

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(h)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(17)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
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)(20)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
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)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
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(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(q)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(15)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: November 14, 2025
On file: 6 visits since January 2017 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 14, 2025. 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2025

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510685 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2022

Records and Reports

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(d)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510685 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 26, 2022

Cooperation with the Department

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26 · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510685 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 5, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510685 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · October 8, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (m) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(m)

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)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510685 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 27 findings

Monitoring visit · January 12, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

14 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(15) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)(5)

Records and Reports

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (q) · Violation corrected

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (n) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(d) · 406.9(n)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · 406.6(k)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2) · Violation corrected

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510685 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

7084811223

Address: 3844 Janis Dr
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "SWOPES, BARBARA J" under Provider Name and 60471 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 510685).

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.