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Farmer, Mary L

8715 S LUELLA AVE, Chicago, IL 60617

Home Daycare · Licensed · Licensed since 2006

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4 background_check violations (CCASEC46I +3 more) in the last 3 year(s) — 2 corrected, 2 corrective plan in progress; 31 administrative violations in the last 3 year(s)

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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 & sanitation
  • Building safety

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios
  • Staff training6
  • Paperwork / records
  • Operations24

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

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.

2026-01-13
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.

2026-01-13
4069ABackground checksIn compliance

Family home provider has NOT completed required background check

2026-01-13

All violations

35 violations shown (48 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #445248
Background checks(5)
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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.

2026-01-13
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.

2026-01-13
4069ABackground checksIn compliance

Family home provider has NOT completed required background check

2026-01-13
4069ABackground checksIn compliance

Family home provider has NOT completed required background check

2026-01-13
FHSEC305Background checksIn compliance

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

2026-01-13
Staff training(6)
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4069MStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Family home — provider qualification requirement not met

2026-01-13
4069OStaff trainingIn compliance

Family home — provider qualification requirement not met

2026-01-13
4069TStaff trainingIn compliance

Family home — annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2026-01-13
4069MStaff trainingIn compliance

Family home — provider qualification requirement not met

2026-01-13
4069TStaff trainingIn compliance

Family home — annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2026-01-13
4069MStaff trainingIn compliance

Family home — provider qualification requirement not met

2026-01-13
Operations(24)
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4068A29OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4066KOperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Family home — license provision requirement not met (§406.6)

2026-01-13
4068A4OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A29OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A1OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A19OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068MOperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4066OperationsIn compliance

Family home — license provision requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A5OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068BOperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4066KOperationsIn compliance

Family home — license provision requirement not met (§406.6)

2026-01-13
4068A2OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A21OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A1OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A19OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068JOperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A4OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068BOperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A2OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A21OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068MOperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4066OperationsIn compliance

Family home — license provision requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068A5OperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
4068JOperationsIn compliance

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2026-01-13
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 #445248).

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.