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License pending renewal — last inspected Feb 23, 2024. This facility may no longer be operating. Verify with DCFS before enrolling.

First Congregational Ch. Nursery School

766 GRACELAND AVE, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 1994

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GoldiCheck · State record

2 background_check violations (CCASEC46I +1 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 7 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 checks3
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation
  • Building safety

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training3
  • Paperwork / records2
  • Operations

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

CCASEC46IBackground checksCorrected

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.

2024-02-23
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.

2024-02-23

All violations

9 violations shown (24 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #007043
Background checks(3)
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FHSEC305Background checksCorrected

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

2024-02-23
CCASEC46IBackground checksCorrected

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.

2024-02-23
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.

2024-02-23
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190AStaff-to-child ratiosCorrected

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2024-02-23
Staff training(3)
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407100C6Staff trainingCorrected

Annual 15-hour in-service training not completed

2024-02-23
407100DStaff trainingCorrected

Pre-employment physical exam or TB screening missing

2024-02-23
407100HStaff trainingCorrected

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-02-23
Paperwork / records(2)
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407120A3Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-02-23
407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-02-23
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 #007043).