Carpenter, Kelli M
Home Daycare · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2023
GoldiCheck · State record
8 safety violations (40615B +7 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 49 administrative violations in the last 3 year(s)
Category check
No serious safety issues right now; some safety areas have past or minor findings.
Safety
can be flagged seriousKey findings
Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.
DISCIPLINE — prohibited discipline in family day care home
Staff member with NON-WAIVABLE disqualifying criminal record working with children (Health Care Worker Background Check Act §25-I)
This citation category applies when a background check identifies a Category I record — the offense classes Illinois never permits a waiver for. Under the Act, a person with such a record cannot work with children. Check the status shown with this finding: a Category I citation most often reflects the screening system doing its job — the check surfaced a record and the facility acted on it — rather than a continuing situation.
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
57 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)
Background checks(4)
Staff member with NON-WAIVABLE disqualifying criminal record working with children (Health Care Worker Background Check Act §25-I)
This citation category applies when a background check identifies a Category I record — the offense classes Illinois never permits a waiver for. Under the Act, a person with such a record cannot work with children. Check the status shown with this finding: a Category I citation most often reflects the screening system doing its job — the check surfaced a record and the facility acted on it — rather than a continuing situation.
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.
Background check not completed for a household or non-staff member
Staff member working without a required background check clearance
This citation family covers Illinois background-check requirements for people working with children in licensed care. Check the sub-code and the status shown with this finding for what specifically was cited and where it stands.
Discipline(2)
DISCIPLINE — prohibited discipline in family day care home
DISCIPLINE — prohibited physical or harmful discipline used in family day care home
Health & sanitation(16)
Family home — health & safety requirement not met
Family home — nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Family home — children under 30 months requirement not met
Family home — records & reports requirement not met (§406.24)
Family home — records & reports requirement not met (§406.24)
Family home — records & reports requirement not met (§406.24)
Family home — health & safety requirement not met
Family home — records & reports requirement not met (§406.24)
Family home — health & safety requirement not met
Family home — nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Family home — children under 30 months requirement not met
Family home — records & reports requirement not met (§406.24)
Family home — health & safety requirement not met
Unsafe infant sleep environment — prohibited soft objects present (suffocation/SIDS risk)
Unsafe infant sleep practice — infant not placed on back on firm, flat surface (SIDS risk)
Unsafe infant sleep requirement not met (SIDS risk)
Building safety(1)
Family home — transportation safety requirement not met
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded
Staff training(5)
Family home — provider qualification requirement not met
Family home — provider qualification requirement not met
Family home — annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met
Family home — assistant qualification requirement not met
Family home — provider qualification requirement not met
Paperwork / records(9)
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Operations(19)
Family home — license provision requirement not met
Family home — license provision requirement not met (§406.6)
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — activity requirements not met
Family home — licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — substitute caregiver requirement not met
Family home — license provision requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — activity requirements not met
Family home — children with special needs requirement not met
Family home — school-age program requirement not met
Family home — licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing 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 #621553).
This is a home-based program. The operator's name and address are published by DCFS as part of the licensing record, under state transparency law; we republish only what that record makes public.