Chicago · Licensed family home

Wooders, Cathy L

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 8 of its licensing inspections since February 2011.

Of the 183 Chicago-area family homes with 8 licensing inspections, 42% had rules cited at all 8, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Apr 9, 20265 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • 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)(14)

  • Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)

Sep 10, 20249 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)

  • 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)

5 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)

  • 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(h)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

Jul 29, 20202 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

May 14, 20208 citations

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(3)(b)

  • 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(t)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1)

4 more from this inspection

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)

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

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

Mar 6, 20175 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)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)

1 more from this inspection

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

Apr 4, 20169 citations

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(h)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

5 more from this inspection

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • 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)(4)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Mar 18, 201320 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Children Under 30 Months of Age

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(5)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

16 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(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)(5)(a)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)

  • Children Under 30 Months of Age

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)

  • 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)(22)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)

Feb 18, 201114 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Children Under 30 Months of Age

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

10 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)

  • 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)(26)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • School Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • 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(b)(3)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 9, 2026
On file
8 visits since February 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 9, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) through (14) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(14)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(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 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · September 10, 2024

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(g)

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(h) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 29, 2020

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2020

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(3)(b) · Violation corrected

Application for Renewal of License

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 6, 2017

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)

Application for Renewal of License

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · 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 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 4, 2016

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(e)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 20 findings

Monitoring visit · March 18, 2013

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

8 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)(4) · 406.8(a)(5)(a) · 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(h)(1) · 406.8(h)(5)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · 406.12(b)(3) · 406.12(i)

Children Under 30 Months of Age

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · 406.22(g)(5)

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2011 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · February 18, 2011

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (26) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(26)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

School Age Children

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

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 493290 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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3124800059

Address
1520 W 114th Pl
License
license issued (il)

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All checked July 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 "WOODERS, CATHY L" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 493290).

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.