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Creative Kids Daycare Center

3401 W 55TH ST, Chicago, IL 60632

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since 2016

Serious concerns

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3 outstanding (past-deadline) violations: 407370D3, 407100I, 407340A5

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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 checks5
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation7
  • Building safety3

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training4
  • Paperwork / records2
  • Operations5

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2026-03-26
407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

CCASEC46IBackground checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

All violations

27 violations shown (35 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #547884
Background checks(5)
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407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2026-03-26
407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

FHSEC305Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

CCASEC46IBackground checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

CCASEC46IIBackground checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Health & sanitation(7)
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407330K1AHealth & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2026-03-26
407310DHealth & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2026-03-26
407330BHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2026-03-26
407320Health & sanitationIn compliance

Hand washing or hygiene requirement not met

2026-03-26
407360Health & sanitationIn compliance

Medication handling requirement not met

2026-03-26
407340A5Health & sanitationPast deadline — not corrected

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407310DHealth & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Building safety(3)
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407370F2Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2026-03-26
407370D3Building safetyPast deadline — not corrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370Q1Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190Staff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2026-03-26
Staff training(4)
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407100IStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2026-03-26
407130LStaff trainingIn compliance

Child care director qualification requirement not met

2026-03-26
40770LStaff trainingIn compliance

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2026-03-26
407100IStaff trainingPast deadline — not corrected

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Paperwork / records(2)
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407120A2Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-03-26
407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Operations(5)
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40760GOperationsIn compliance

Radon testing proof missing for license renewal (IEMA-licensed tester required every 3 years)

2026-03-26
40790A3OperationsIn compliance

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

2026-03-26
407210C5OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407210F21OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

40760GOperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Radon testing proof missing for license renewal (IEMA-licensed tester required every 3 years)

2025-02-19

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

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 #547884).