A Special Place Pre-K Academy Llc
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since 2025
GoldiCheck · State record
Protective Plan issued on 2026-03-12 (407310A: Child health record or immunization requirement not met) — DCFS assessed an active child safety risk; 2 outstanding (past-deadline) violations: 407300C, 407190
Category check
1 safety area flagged serious — see red below.
Safety
can be flagged seriousKey findings
Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.
Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)
This citation applies when required background-check documentation is missing or incomplete for personnel, or when a probationary employee is documented unsupervised with children. DCFS classifies background-check compliance as a critical safety standard, which is why this category is treated as high-risk.
Staff member with disqualifying criminal record working with children (Health Care Worker Background Check Act §25-II)
This citation category applies under Illinois' Health Care Worker Background Check Act when a background check identifies a Category II record — offenses such as certain drug felonies, robbery, or aggravated assault. These are presumptively disqualifying, though DCFS may grant a formal waiver under specific conditions. Check the status shown with this finding: these are commonly recorded once screening has surfaced the record and the facility has responded.
All violations
31 violations shown
Background checks(2)
Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)
This citation applies when required background-check documentation is missing or incomplete for personnel, or when a probationary employee is documented unsupervised with children. DCFS classifies background-check compliance as a critical safety standard, which is why this category is treated as high-risk.
Staff member with disqualifying criminal record working with children (Health Care Worker Background Check Act §25-II)
This citation category applies under Illinois' Health Care Worker Background Check Act when a background check identifies a Category II record — offenses such as certain drug felonies, robbery, or aggravated assault. These are presumptively disqualifying, though DCFS may grant a formal waiver under specific conditions. Check the status shown with this finding: these are commonly recorded once screening has surfaced the record and the facility has responded.
Health & sanitation(12)
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Animal in facility — health or safety requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Safe sleep practice requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Building safety(4)
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Equipment or toy safety requirement not met
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Staff-to-child ratios(4)
Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained
Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained
Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained
Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained
Staff training(1)
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Paperwork / records(1)
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Operations(7)
Day care center permit provision not met
Radon testing proof missing for license renewal (IEMA-licensed tester required every 3 years)
Radon testing proof missing for license renewal (IEMA-licensed tester required every 3 years)
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
Day care center permit provision not met
Day care center permit provision not met
Program operations requirement not met
How we rate this daycareIllinois DCFS records›
DCFS doesn't grade violations, so we classify each citation by the rule it cites: rules tied to immediate child safety (supervision, background checks, discipline, and the higher-risk building and health rules) are red; administrative rules (ratios, training, paperwork) are yellow. Classification is per citation, so two findings in the same category can differ.
🔴 Serious concerns — any of:
- A child-safety (red) violation is still unresolved — past its correction deadline, or cited again as a repeat
- DCFS issued a Protective Plan — a formal finding of an active risk to a child
- 2 or more violations are past their correction deadline
🟡 Watch carefully — any of:
- A child-safety (red) violation was corrected or is being corrected
- 3 or more administrative (yellow) violations
- 1 violation is past its correction deadline
- An active corrective plan — DCFS formally required a fix
🟢 Clean
Actively licensed, with no violations (or only minor, corrected ones) in your lookback window.
Data sourced from Illinois DCFS (DCFS Sunshine). Last updated: Aug 7, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with DCFS. Always verify with the DCFS Sunshine record (search Provider #639821).