Kids Ark Daycare & Learning Center
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since 2024
GoldiCheck · State record
1 background_check violation (CCASEC46I) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 54 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.
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.
All violations
55 violations shown (3 outside lookback window)
Background checks(3)
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.
Background check not completed for a household or non-staff member
Background check not completed for a household or non-staff member
Health & sanitation(16)
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Medication handling requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Safe sleep practice requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Medication handling requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Medication handling requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Building safety(10)
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Transportation safety requirement not met
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Outdoor playground safety requirement not met
Outdoor playground safety requirement not met
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met
Transportation safety requirement not met
Staff-to-child ratios(2)
Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained
Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained
Staff training(7)
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met
Child care director qualification requirement not met
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Staff qualification or training requirement not met
Required pre-service or early in-service training not completed (mandated reporter, life safety, emergency plan, communicable disease)
Paperwork / records(11)
Personnel records or documentation requirement not met
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Personnel records or documentation requirement not met
Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Personnel records or documentation requirement not met
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Operations(6)
Infant & toddler special requirement not met
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
Infant & toddler special requirement not met
Program operations requirement not met
Program operations requirement not met
Infant & toddler special 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 #620973).