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Garcia, David A

4839 S DAMEN AVE, Chicago, IL 60609

Home Daycare · Licensed · Licensed since 2022

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5 safety violations (4069A +4 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 8 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 checks2
  • Supervision
  • Discipline1
  • Health & sanitation6
  • Building safety

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training
  • Paperwork / records2
  • Operations1

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

4069ABackground checksCorrected

Family home provider has NOT completed required background check

2024-08-13
40615ADisciplineCorrected

DISCIPLINE — prohibited discipline in family day care home

2024-08-13
40614C2Health & sanitationCorrected

Unsafe infant sleep environment — prohibited soft objects present (suffocation/SIDS risk)

2024-08-13

All violations

13 violations shown

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #611729
Background checks(2)
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4069ABackground checksCorrected

Family home provider has NOT completed required background check

2024-08-13
FHSEC305Background checksCorrected

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

2023-09-01
Discipline(1)
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40615ADisciplineCorrected

DISCIPLINE — prohibited discipline in family day care home

2024-08-13
Health & sanitation(6)
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40614C2Health & sanitationCorrected

Unsafe infant sleep environment — prohibited soft objects present (suffocation/SIDS risk)

2024-08-13
40614CHealth & sanitationCorrected

Family home — health & safety requirement not met

2024-08-13
40614C3Health & sanitationCorrected

Unsafe infant sleep practice — infant not placed on back on firm, flat surface (SIDS risk)

2024-08-13
40614CHealth & sanitationCorrected

Family home — health & safety requirement not met

2023-09-01
40614C3Health & sanitationCorrected

Unsafe infant sleep practice — infant not placed on back on firm, flat surface (SIDS risk)

2023-09-01
40624FHealth & sanitationCorrected

Family home — records & reports requirement not met (§406.24)

2023-09-01
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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40613Staff-to-child ratiosCorrected

Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded

2023-09-01
Paperwork / records(2)
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40612JPaperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2024-08-13
40612Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2023-09-01
Operations(1)
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4068LOperationsCorrected

Family home — general licensing requirement not met

2023-09-01
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 #611729).

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.