Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 Accountability
Mission Statement This program ensures quality services are provided through licensure and monitoring activities. This includes licensing day-care centers, foster homes, child welfare agencies, and institutions. In addition, state staff oversee the provision of services by private agencies and conduct semi-annual reviews of all children in state custody.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Enforce licensing standards to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children and youth.
    1. Monitor to ensure quality child welfare services are delivered in a timely manner.
      1. Promote permanency and continuity for every child in substitute care.
        Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, DCFS Children's Services Fund Statutory Authority Children and Family Services Act
        Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
        Input Indicators
        Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 97,177.2 $ 80,094.1 $ 90,586.9 $ 75,963.6 $ 61,792.5
        Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 97,177.2 $ 80,094.1 $ 90,586.9 $ 75,963.6 $ 61,792.5
        Average monthly full-time equivalents 558.0 556.0 545.0 512.0 483.0
        Output Indicators
        Number of DCFS-licensed child welfare agencies 135.0 126.0 135.0 131.0 129.0
        Number of licensed foster homes 7,500 7,384 8,500 8,131 8,359
        Number of licensed day-care facilities 8,650 8,517 8,650 8,581 8,074
        Number of licensed institutions and group homes 160.0 151.0 160.0 153.0 141.0
        Annual Case Reviews (ACRs) held 22,000 21,500 22,600 22,405 22,442
        Outcome Indicators
        Percentage of wards receiving required ACRs 97.00% 95.60% 96.70% 95.90% 97.80%
        Percentage of agency and institution annual monitoring visits completed in a timely manner 90.00% 82.80% 94.00% 93.00% 85.00%
        Percentage of monthly agency reviews that are held timely 98.80% 98.30% 98.80% 98.80% 93.20%
        Percentage of DCFS foster home semi-annual monitoring visits completed in a timely manner 80.60% 72.40% 85.50% 84.90% 83.50%

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