Ellington, Felicia
GoldiCheck · State record
5 safety violations (40614C2 +4 more) in the last 3 year(s) — 3 corrected, 2 corrective plan in progress; 27 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.
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 environment — prohibited soft objects present (suffocation/SIDS risk)
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
All violations
32 violations shown (57 outside lookback window)
Background checks(2)
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.
Health & sanitation(8)
Family home — caregiver/assistant medical report validity 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)
Family home — child medical report/records not maintained
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Unsafe infant sleep environment — prohibited soft objects present (suffocation/SIDS risk)
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Unsafe infant sleep practice — infant not placed on back on firm, flat surface (SIDS risk)
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Building safety(1)
Family home — transportation safety requirement not met
Staff training(3)
Family home — provider qualification requirement not met
Family home — primary caregiver not certified in CPR, Heimlich maneuver, and infant/child CPR
Family home — annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met
Paperwork / records(1)
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Operations(17)
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — license provision 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 — 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 — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing requirement not met
Family home — general licensing 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 #509831).
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.