Gowdy, Tracey J
Home Daycare · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2011
GoldiCheck · State record
16 safety violations (4069A +15 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 34 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.
Family home provider has NOT completed required background check
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)
All violations
50 violations shown (18 outside lookback window)
Background checks(8)
Family home provider has NOT completed required background check
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.
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.
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.
Family home provider has NOT completed required background check
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.
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.
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.
Health & sanitation(11)
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 requirement not met (SIDS risk)
Unsafe infant sleep practice — infant not placed on back on firm, flat surface (SIDS risk)
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)
Unsafe infant sleep requirement not met (SIDS risk)
Unsafe infant sleep environment — prohibited soft objects present (suffocation/SIDS risk)
Family home — health & safety requirement not met
Family home — health & safety requirement not met
Building safety(1)
Family home — transportation safety requirement not met
Staff-to-child ratios(6)
Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded
Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded
Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded
Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded
Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded
Family home — capacity or age group limit exceeded
Staff training(4)
Family home — annual 15-clock-hour in-service training 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
Family home — primary caregiver not certified in CPR, Heimlich maneuver, and infant/child CPR
Paperwork / records(4)
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Family home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Operations(16)
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
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
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 #509553).
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.