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Northwest Institute For Contemp Learning…

4040 WEST DIVISION, Chicago, IL 60651

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since 1994

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1 outstanding (past-deadline) violation: 407370E7 (Indoor building or maintenance safety hazard present) on 2025-03-27; 5 safety violations (407110 +4 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 37 administrative violations in the last 3 year(s)

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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 checks2
  • Supervision
  • Discipline3
  • Health & sanitation8
  • Building safety7

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training11
  • Paperwork / records7
  • Operations3

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407110Background checksCorrected

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.

2026-03-13
407270ADisciplineAbated

DISCIPLINE — rules on treatment of children not followed

This citation family covers discipline violations. Severity depends on the sub-code — some cover prohibited physical punishment. Check the full citation code and the status shown with this finding.

2026-03-13
407110Background checksCorrected

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.

2025-03-27

All violations

42 violations shown (82 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #015333
Background checks(2)
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407110Background checksCorrected

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.

2026-03-13
407110Background checksCorrected

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.

2025-03-27
Discipline(3)
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407270ADisciplineAbated

DISCIPLINE — rules on treatment of children not followed

This citation family covers discipline violations. Severity depends on the sub-code — some cover prohibited physical punishment. Check the full citation code and the status shown with this finding.

2026-03-13
407270DisciplineIn compliance

Discipline violation (review sub-code for severity)

This citation family covers discipline violations. Severity depends on the sub-code — some cover prohibited physical punishment. Check the full citation code and the status shown with this finding.

2025-03-27
407270ADisciplineCorrected

DISCIPLINE — rules on treatment of children not followed

This citation family covers discipline violations. Severity depends on the sub-code — some cover prohibited physical punishment. Check the full citation code and the status shown with this finding.

2024-02-16
Health & sanitation(8)
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407310AHealth & sanitationCorrected

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2026-03-13
407310Health & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2025-03-27
407320Health & sanitationIn compliance

Hand washing or hygiene requirement not met

2025-03-27
407330Health & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2025-03-27
407340Health & sanitationIn compliance

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2025-03-27
407350Health & sanitationIn compliance

Safe sleep practice requirement not met

2025-03-27
407360Health & sanitationIn compliance

Medication handling requirement not met

2025-03-27
407330L1Health & sanitationCorrected

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2024-02-16
Building safety(7)
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407370E7Building safetyPast deadline — not corrected

Indoor building or maintenance safety hazard present

2025-03-27

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

407380Building safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2025-03-27
407390Building safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2025-03-27
407370F1Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-02-16
407370Q2Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-02-16
407370T2Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-02-16
407370EBuilding safetyAbated

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-02-16
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190Staff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2025-03-27
Staff training(11)
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40770EStaff trainingAbated

Staff orientation — required document reviews not recorded in personnel files

2026-03-13
407100FStaff trainingCorrected

Biennial staff physical re-examination not completed

2026-03-13
407100C6Staff trainingCorrected

Annual 15-hour in-service training not completed

2026-03-13
407100C1Staff trainingAbated

Required pre-service or early in-service training not completed (mandated reporter, life safety, emergency plan, communicable disease)

2025-03-27
407100FStaff trainingAbated

Biennial staff physical re-examination not completed

2025-03-27
407100HStaff trainingAbated

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2025-03-27
407130Staff trainingIn compliance

Child care director qualification requirement not met

2025-03-27
407140Staff trainingIn compliance

Early childhood teacher qualification not met

2025-03-27
407150Staff trainingIn compliance

Early childhood assistant qualification not met

2025-03-27
40770EStaff trainingCorrected

Staff orientation — required document reviews not recorded in personnel files

2024-02-16
407100IStaff trainingCorrected

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-02-16
Paperwork / records(7)
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407120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-03-13
407120A3Paperwork / recordkeepingAbated

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-03-13
407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingAbated

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-03-13
407120A6Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-03-13
407120APaperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-03-27
40780Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Confidentiality of records requirement not met

2025-03-27
407260Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2025-03-27
Operations(3)
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40760OperationsIn compliance

License provision not met

2025-03-27
40790AOperationsIn compliance

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

2025-03-27
407200OperationsIn compliance

Program operations requirement not met

2025-03-27
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 #015333).