Lansing · Licensed family home

Topps, Venesta E

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since September 2018.

Of the 423 Chicago-area family homes with 3 licensing inspections, 50% had rules cited at all 3, as this home did. 13% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Nov 14, 20255 citations

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j)

Nov 2, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)

Sep 18, 20185 citations

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Number and Ages of Children Served

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
November 14, 2025
On file
3 visits since September 2018 — 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 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2025

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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(j) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 560267 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2021

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 560267 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2018

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a) · Violation corrected on site

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(a) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 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 560267 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

7737932559

Address
1939 185th St
License
license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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All checked August 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 "TOPPS, VENESTA E" under Provider Name and 60438 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 560267).

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.