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Dexter, Donna J

947 MAY ST, Kewanee, IL 61443

Group Home Daycare · Licensed · Licensed since 2004

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7 safety violations (40840A +6 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 58 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 serious
  • Background checks8
  • Supervision
  • Discipline1
  • Health & sanitation10
  • Building safety2

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios7
  • Staff training9
  • Paperwork / records7
  • Operations21

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

40840ABackground checksIn compliance

Group home — background check requirement not followed

2024-09-03
CCASEC511Background checksIn compliance

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.

2024-09-03
CCASEC7ABackground checksIn compliance

Staff member working WITHOUT a completed background check (Child Care Act §7(a))

Illinois law (Child Care Act §7(a)) requires daycare employees to pass a criminal history check before working with children. This citation is recorded when that screening is incomplete or not documented for someone in the facility's personnel records. DCFS typically pairs it with a corrective plan requiring the screening be completed.

2024-09-03

All violations

65 violations shown (35 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #433299
Background checks(8)
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40840ABackground checksIn compliance

Group home — background check requirement not followed

2024-09-03
FHSEC305Background checksIn compliance

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

2024-09-03
CCASEC511Background checksIn compliance

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.

2024-09-03
CCASEC7ABackground checksIn compliance

Staff member working WITHOUT a completed background check (Child Care Act §7(a))

Illinois law (Child Care Act §7(a)) requires daycare employees to pass a criminal history check before working with children. This citation is recorded when that screening is incomplete or not documented for someone in the facility's personnel records. DCFS typically pairs it with a corrective plan requiring the screening be completed.

2024-09-03
40840Background checksIn compliance

Group day care home — required background check NOT completed (§408.40)

2023-08-17
FHSEC305Background checksIn compliance

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

2023-08-17
CCASEC511Background checksIn compliance

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.

2023-08-17
CCASEC7ABackground checksIn compliance

Staff member working WITHOUT a completed background check (Child Care Act §7(a))

Illinois law (Child Care Act §7(a)) requires daycare employees to pass a criminal history check before working with children. This citation is recorded when that screening is incomplete or not documented for someone in the facility's personnel records. DCFS typically pairs it with a corrective plan requiring the screening be completed.

2023-08-17
Discipline(1)
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40875DisciplineIn compliance

DISCIPLINE — prohibited or harmful discipline used in group day care home (§408.75)

2023-08-17
Health & sanitation(10)
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40870A1Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met

2024-09-03
40870A2Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met

2024-09-03
40870A3Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met

2024-09-03
40870A4Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met

2024-09-03
40870D2Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met

2024-09-03
40870D7Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met

2024-09-03
40870Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met

2023-08-17
40880Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group home — nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2023-08-17
408105Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group day care home — children under 30 months requirement not met

2023-08-17
408105G1Health & sanitationIn compliance

Group day care home — children under 30 months requirement not met

2023-08-17
Building safety(2)
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40890Building safetyIn compliance

Group home — transportation safety requirement not met

2024-09-03
40890Building safetyIn compliance

Group home — transportation safety requirement not met

2023-08-17
Staff-to-child ratios(7)
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40865AStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met

2024-09-03
40865BStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met

2024-09-03
40865CStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met

2024-09-03
40865DStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met

2024-09-03
40865EStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met

2024-09-03
40865FStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met

2024-09-03
40865Staff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met

2023-08-17
Staff training(9)
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40835FStaff trainingIn compliance

Group home — group day care home family requirement not met

2024-09-03
40845FStaff trainingIn compliance

Group home — caregiver qualification requirement not met

2024-09-03
40835IStaff trainingIn compliance

Group home — group day care home family requirement not met

2024-09-03
40850Staff trainingIn compliance

Group home — child care assistant requirement not met

2024-09-03
40835Staff trainingIn compliance

Group home — group day care home family requirement not met

2023-08-17
40845Staff trainingIn compliance

Group home — caregiver qualification requirement not met

2023-08-17
40850Staff trainingIn compliance

Group home — child care assistant requirement not met

2023-08-17
40850Staff trainingIn compliance

Group home — child care assistant requirement not met

2023-08-17
40835FStaff trainingIn compliance

Group home — group day care home family requirement not met

2023-08-17
Paperwork / records(7)
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40860JPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Group home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2024-09-03
408120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)

2024-09-03
408120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)

2024-09-03
40860Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Group home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2023-08-17
408120Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)

2023-08-17
408125Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Group home — confidentiality of records requirement not met

2023-08-17
40860KPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Group home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2023-08-17
Operations(21)
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40830A4OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40830O1OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40830NOperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40830S4OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40830S5OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40830A20OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40830A16OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40830Q1OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2024-09-03
40820OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — licensing requirement not met

2023-08-17
40830OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2023-08-17
40855OperationsIn compliance

Group home — substitute requirement not met

2023-08-17
40885OperationsIn compliance

Group home — program requirement not met

2023-08-17
408100OperationsIn compliance

Group home — children with special needs requirement not met

2023-08-17
408110OperationsIn compliance

Group home — school-age children requirement not met

2023-08-17
408130OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — licensing requirement not met

2023-08-17
408135OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — licensing requirement not met

2023-08-17
40830NOperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2023-08-17
40830Q1OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2023-08-17
40830A20OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2023-08-17
40830S4OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2023-08-17
40830S5OperationsIn compliance

Group day care home — general requirement not met

2023-08-17
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 #433299).

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.