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License pending renewal — last inspected Apr 26, 2024. This facility may no longer be operating. Verify with DCFS before enrolling.

Nurturing Developmental Learning Academy…

525 WENTWORTH AVE, Calumet City, IL 60409

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2008

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GoldiCheck · State record

3 safety violations (407270A +2 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrected; 16 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 serious
  • Background checks1
  • Supervision
  • Discipline1
  • Health & sanitation3
  • Building safety3

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training2
  • Paperwork / records6
  • Operations2

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407270ADisciplineIn compliance

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.

2024-04-26
407110Background checksIn compliance

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.

2024-04-26
407350BHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Infant placed in UNSAFE sleep position (back-to-sleep violation — SIDS risk)

Illinois requires infants be placed on their back to sleep, on a firm, flat surface with no loose bedding. This citation is recorded when an inspector documents an infant positioned face-down or on their side, a position associated with a significantly higher risk of SIDS.

2024-04-26

All violations

19 violations shown (119 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #474048
Background checks(1)
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407110Background checksIn compliance

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.

2024-04-26
Discipline(1)
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407270ADisciplineIn compliance

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.

2024-04-26
Health & sanitation(3)
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407310AHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2024-04-26
407350BHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Infant placed in UNSAFE sleep position (back-to-sleep violation — SIDS risk)

Illinois requires infants be placed on their back to sleep, on a firm, flat surface with no loose bedding. This citation is recorded when an inspector documents an infant positioned face-down or on their side, a position associated with a significantly higher risk of SIDS.

2024-04-26
407360CHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Medication handling requirement not met

2024-04-26
Building safety(3)
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407380BBuilding safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2024-04-26
407280DBuilding safetyIn compliance

Transportation safety requirement not met

2024-04-26
407370F3Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-04-26
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190AStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2024-04-26
Staff training(2)
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407100FStaff trainingIn compliance

Biennial staff physical re-examination not completed

2024-04-26
407100HStaff trainingIn compliance

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-04-26
Paperwork / records(6)
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407120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-26
407120A3Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-26
407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-26
407250DPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2024-04-26
407260FPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2024-04-26
407120F2Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-26
Operations(2)
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407210BOperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2024-04-26
40765JOperationsIn compliance

Day care center permit provision not met

2024-04-26
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 #474048).