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Reach Higher Learning Center 2

537 W 28TH ST, Chicago, IL 60616

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2017

Serious concerns

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Repeat — cited before and still not corrected: CCASEC46II +1 more (Staff member with disqualifying criminal record working with children (Health Care Worker Background Check Act §25-II)) from 2026-04-17

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Category check

1 safety area flagged serious — see red below.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks6
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation4
  • Building safety2

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios
  • Staff training7
  • Paperwork / records8
  • Operations3

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

CCASEC46IIBackground checksRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

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.

2026-04-17
CCASEC46IBackground checksRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

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.

2026-04-17
407350B1EHealth & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

UNSAFE infant sleep position — SIDS risk (back-to-sleep required)

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.

2025-08-21

All violations

30 violations shown (13 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #558262
Background checks(6)
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FHSEC305Background checksRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

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

2026-04-17
CCASEC46IIBackground checksRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

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.

2026-04-17
CCASEC46IBackground checksRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

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.

2026-04-17
FHSEC305Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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

2025-08-21
CCASEC46IBackground checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-08-21
CCASEC46IIBackground checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-08-21
Health & sanitation(4)
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407350B1EHealth & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

UNSAFE infant sleep position — SIDS risk (back-to-sleep required)

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.

2025-08-21
407330G1Health & sanitationCorrected

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2024-04-11
407330L1Health & sanitationCorrected

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2024-04-11
407310A6Health & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2024-04-11

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

Building safety(2)
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407370E3Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-08-21
407370F2Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-08-21
Staff training(7)
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407100C8Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

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

2025-08-21
40770EStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff orientation — required document reviews not recorded in personnel files

2025-08-21
407100IStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2025-08-21
407100FStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Biennial staff physical re-examination not completed

2024-04-11

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

407100C6Staff trainingCorrected

Annual 15-hour in-service training not completed

2024-04-11
407100C5Staff trainingCorrected

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

2024-04-11
407100C1Staff trainingCorrected

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

2024-04-11
Paperwork / records(8)
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407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-04-17
407260FPaperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2025-08-21
407250I2Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2024-04-11
407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-11

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

407120A3Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-11

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

407260FPaperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2024-04-11
407120A5Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-11

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

407120A6Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-04-11
Operations(3)
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407210F7OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2026-04-17
407210BOperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2025-08-21
407210F21OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2025-08-21
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 #558262).