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Cary Methodist Preschool

500 1ST ST, Cary, IL 60013

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since 1993

Serious concerns

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4 outstanding (past-deadline) violations: 407100C5, 407250D, 407250I1E

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Category check

No serious safety issues right now; some safety areas have past or minor findings.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks4
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation8
  • Building safety17

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training4
  • Paperwork / records6
  • Operations3

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

CCASEC46IIBackground checksCorrected

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.

2026-04-07
407110Background checksIn compliance

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.

2025-03-18
407110Background checksCorrected

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.

2024-04-01

All violations

43 violations shown (16 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #003902
Background checks(4)
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CCASEC46IIBackground checksCorrected

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.

2026-04-07
FHSEC305Background checksCorrected

Background check not completed for a household or non-staff member

2025-03-18
407110Background checksIn compliance

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.

2025-03-18
407110Background checksCorrected

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.

2024-04-01
Health & sanitation(8)
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407310AHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-03-18
407310GHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-03-18
407310HHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-03-18
407310RHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-03-18
407330AHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2025-03-18
407330BHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2025-03-18
407340IHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2025-03-18
407360AHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Medication handling requirement not met

2025-03-18
Building safety(17)
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407380J7Building safetyPast deadline — not corrected

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2026-04-07
407370D1Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407370FBuilding safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407370HBuilding safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407370IBuilding safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407370PBuilding safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407370RBuilding safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407380ABuilding safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407380EBuilding safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407380GBuilding safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407380JBuilding safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407390GBuilding safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407390HBuilding safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407390IBuilding safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407390LBuilding safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407390MBuilding safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2025-03-18
407370F3Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-04-01
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190AStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2025-03-18
Staff training(4)
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407100C5Staff trainingPast deadline — not corrected

Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2026-04-07
407100C5Staff trainingCorrected

Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2025-03-18
407100DStaff trainingIn compliance

Pre-employment physical exam or TB screening missing

2025-03-18
407130AStaff trainingIn compliance

Child care director qualification requirement not met

2025-03-18
Paperwork / records(6)
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407250DPaperwork / recordkeepingPast deadline — not corrected

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2026-04-07
407250I1EPaperwork / recordkeepingPast deadline — not corrected

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2026-04-07
407260FPaperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2026-04-07
407120E3Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-03-18
407260BPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2025-03-18
407260DPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2025-03-18
Operations(3)
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40770KOperationsIn compliance

Risk management plan not developed or maintained as required

2025-03-18
40790DOperationsIn compliance

Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)

2025-03-18
407200IOperationsIn compliance

Program operations requirement not met

2025-03-18
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 #003902).