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License pending renewal — last inspected Jun 21, 2022. This facility may no longer be operating. Verify with DCFS before enrolling.

Guidepost Montessori Wicker Park

1530 N DAMEN AVE, Chicago, IL 60622

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2017

No violations on record

GoldiCheck · State record

No violations recorded in your 3-year window. Last violation on file: 2022-06-21. DCFS Sunshine only logs violations — no entry here means no finding was recorded.

Category check

All safety areas pass.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation
  • Building safety

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios
  • Staff training
  • Paperwork / records
  • Operations

All violations

0 violations shown (23 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #562730

No violations found with current filters.

Most recent inspection on record (Jun 21, 2022 — outside your 3-year filter)

40770BStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

40770EStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff orientation — required document reviews not recorded in personnel files

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

40790A5OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)

This citation applies when required background-check documentation is missing or incomplete for personnel, or when a probationary employee is documented unsupervised with children. DCFS classifies background-check compliance as a critical safety standard, which is why this category is treated as high-risk.

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120APaperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120A2Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120A3Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120A6Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120E4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2022-06-21

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

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 #562730).