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Kindercare Learning Center #070456

3855 N ELSTON AVE, Chicago, IL 60618

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2005

Serious concerns

GoldiCheck · State record

2 outstanding (past-deadline) violations: 40790A3, 40790B

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Category check

No serious safety issues right now; some safety areas have past or minor findings.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks1
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation3
  • Building safety2

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios
  • Staff training5
  • Paperwork / records9
  • Operations4

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

40790A3OperationsPast deadline — not corrected

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

2025-03-14

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

40790BOperationsPast deadline — not corrected

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

2025-03-14

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

40770IStaff trainingCorrected

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2025-03-14

All violations

24 violations shown (106 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #443724
Background checks(1)
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FHSEC305Background checksCorrected

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

2024-02-09
Health & sanitation(3)
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407310AHealth & sanitationCorrected

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-03-14
407310DHealth & sanitationCorrected

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-03-14
407310AHealth & sanitationCorrected

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2024-02-09
Building safety(2)
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407370F2Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-03-14
407380FBuilding safetyCorrected

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2025-03-14
Staff training(5)
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40770IStaff trainingCorrected

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2025-03-14
40770LStaff trainingCorrected

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2025-03-14
407100C2Staff trainingCorrected

Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2025-03-14
407100C5Staff trainingCorrected

Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2025-03-14
407100DStaff trainingCorrected

Pre-employment physical exam or TB screening missing

2024-02-09
Paperwork / records(9)
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407120E1Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-03-14
407120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-03-14
407120A2Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-03-14
407120A3Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-03-14
407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-03-14
407120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-02-09
407250DPaperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2024-02-09
407250I4APaperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2024-02-09
407120E1Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-02-09
Operations(4)
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40790A3OperationsPast deadline — not corrected

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

2025-03-14

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

40790BOperationsPast deadline — not corrected

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

2025-03-14

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

40790A1OperationsCorrected

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

2025-03-14
40790A2OperationsCorrected

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

2025-03-14
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 #443724).