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Rainforest Learning Center

2545 W DIVERSEY AVE, Chicago, IL 60647

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since 2013

Serious concerns

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4 outstanding (past-deadline) violations: 407340A5, 407370D2A, 407370D3

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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 checks3
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation7
  • Building safety7

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training3
  • Paperwork / records3
  • Operations4

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

CCASEC46IBackground checksCorrected

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.

2026-02-17
CCASEC46IIBackground checksCorrected

Staff member with disqualifying criminal record working with children (Health Care Worker Background Check Act §25-II)

This citation category applies under Illinois' Health Care Worker Background Check Act when a background check identifies a Category II record — offenses such as certain drug felonies, robbery, or aggravated assault. These are presumptively disqualifying, though DCFS may grant a formal waiver under specific conditions. Check the status shown with this finding: these are commonly recorded once screening has surfaced the record and the facility has responded.

2026-02-17

All violations

28 violations shown (51 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #519283
Background checks(3)
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CCASEC46IBackground checksCorrected

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.

2026-02-17
CCASEC46IIBackground checksCorrected

Staff member with disqualifying criminal record working with children (Health Care Worker Background Check Act §25-II)

This citation category applies under Illinois' Health Care Worker Background Check Act when a background check identifies a Category II record — offenses such as certain drug felonies, robbery, or aggravated assault. These are presumptively disqualifying, though DCFS may grant a formal waiver under specific conditions. Check the status shown with this finding: these are commonly recorded once screening has surfaced the record and the facility has responded.

2026-02-17
FHSEC305Background checksIn compliance

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

2023-12-19
Health & sanitation(7)
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407340A5Health & sanitationPast deadline — not corrected

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2026-02-17
407330BHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2026-02-17
407330G1Health & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2026-02-17
407310DHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2026-02-17
407310AHealth & sanitationCorrected

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2023-12-19
407330G1Health & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2023-12-19
407340A5Health & sanitationIn compliance

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2023-12-19
Building safety(7)
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407370D2ABuilding safetyPast deadline — not corrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2026-02-17
407370D3Building safetyPast deadline — not corrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2026-02-17
407390GBuilding safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2026-02-17
407380J4Building safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2026-02-17
407370F2Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2026-02-17
407370F1Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2026-02-17
407370E3Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2023-12-19
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190AStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2026-02-17
Staff training(3)
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407100DStaff trainingCorrected

Pre-employment physical exam or TB screening missing

2026-02-17
40770LStaff trainingIn compliance

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2026-02-17
407100C1Staff trainingCorrected

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

2023-12-19
Paperwork / records(3)
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407260DPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2026-02-17
407120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-02-17
407250IPaperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2026-02-17
Operations(4)
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407210BOperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2026-02-17
407200OperationsPast deadline — not corrected

Program operations requirement not met

2023-12-19

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

407210DOperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2023-12-19
407210F8OperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2023-12-19
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 #519283).