Knox County Ymca Early Learning Center
Day Care Center · Licensed since 2006
GoldiCheck · State record
Protective Plan issued on 2024-05-30 (407270C6A: Staff used PROHIBITED PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE on a child) — DCFS assessed an active child safety risk
Category check
1 safety area flagged serious — see red below.
Safety
can be flagged seriousKey findings
Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.
Children were NOT properly supervised
This citation is recorded when an inspector documents children without the level of adult supervision Illinois requires. Supervision rules exist because a lapse is the point at which a child can be harmed before staff can respond, which is why DCFS treats this category as high-risk.
Staff worked with children WITHOUT completed background check
Staff used PROHIBITED PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE on a child
Illinois prohibits physical punishment — hitting, slapping, shaking, or physical restraint used as discipline — in licensed daycares. This citation code is recorded when an inspector documents that prohibition being breached.
All violations
43 violations shown (174 outside lookback window)
Background checks(2)
Staff worked with children WITHOUT completed background check
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.
Supervision(2)
Children were NOT properly supervised
This citation is recorded when an inspector documents children without the level of adult supervision Illinois requires. Supervision rules exist because a lapse is the point at which a child can be harmed before staff can respond, which is why DCFS treats this category as high-risk.
Children were NOT properly supervised
This citation is recorded when an inspector documents children without the level of adult supervision Illinois requires. Supervision rules exist because a lapse is the point at which a child can be harmed before staff can respond, which is why DCFS treats this category as high-risk.
Discipline(2)
Staff used PROHIBITED PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE on a child
Illinois prohibits physical punishment — hitting, slapping, shaking, or physical restraint used as discipline — in licensed daycares. This citation code is recorded when an inspector documents that prohibition being breached.
Staff used PROHIBITED PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE on a child
Illinois prohibits physical punishment — hitting, slapping, shaking, or physical restraint used as discipline — in licensed daycares. This citation code is recorded when an inspector documents that prohibition being breached.
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Health & sanitation(13)
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Diapering or toileting requirement not met
Nutrition or meal service requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Child health record or immunization requirement not met
Building safety(1)
Outdoor playground 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(8)
Staff qualification or training requirement not met
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met
Pre-employment physical exam or TB screening missing
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)
Child care director qualification requirement not met
Paperwork / records(5)
Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Personnel records or documentation requirement not met
Personnel records or documentation requirement not met
Personnel records or documentation requirement not met
Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed
Operations(8)
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
Infant & toddler special requirement not met
Program operations requirement not met
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)
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 #449898).