Matteson · Licensed family home

Thomas-Bell, Tenesha N

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 9 of its licensing inspections since June 2016.

Of the 124 Chicago-area family homes with 9 licensing inspections, 45% had rules cited at all 9, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Sep 30, 202613 citations

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(2)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(a)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)

9 more from this inspection

  • Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2)

  • Nutrition and Meals

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)

  • Records and Reports

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(2)(c)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(f)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)

Apr 22, 20266 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(h)(4)

  • Records and Reports

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(k)

2 more from this inspection

  • 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)

Oct 10, 20247 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • 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(g)(1)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)

Nov 10, 20221 citation

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

Oct 20, 20225 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)(19)(h)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)(1)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(m)

Sep 20, 20221 citation

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

Jan 5, 20214 citations

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)

Sep 13, 20192 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Jun 7, 20166 citations

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

2 more from this inspection

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(g)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
September 30, 2026
On file
9 visits since June 2016 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(f) through (i)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(f) · 406.8(f)(2)(c) · 406.8(i)(1)

Records and Reports

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

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p) · 406.9(t)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(2) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meals

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

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1) · 406.8(h) · 406.8(k)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (h)(4) · Violation substantiated

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

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · October 10, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(a) through (h)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(a) · 406.8(f) · 406.8(g)(1) · 406.8(h)(2)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(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 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 10, 2022

Cooperation with the Department

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 20, 2022

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) through (m) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(m)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 20, 2022

Cooperation with the Department

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 5, 2021

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j) · 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 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 13, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

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 504080 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 7, 2016

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) through (t) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) · 406.9(i) · 406.9(o) · 406.9(t)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504080 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

7082485689

Address
4109 Applewood Ln
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THOMAS-BELL, TENESHA N" under Provider Name and 60443 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 504080).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THOMAS-BELL, TENESHA N" under Provider Name and 60443 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 504080).

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.