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Salvation Army Simpson Academy H.S.

1321 S PAULINA ST, Chicago, IL 60608

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2013

Serious concerns

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Repeat — cited before and still not corrected: 407110 (Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)) from 2026-04-08

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Category check

1 safety area flagged serious — see red below.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks5
  • Supervision
  • Discipline3
  • Health & sanitation15
  • Building safety11

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios2
  • Staff training17
  • Paperwork / records22
  • Operations21

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407110Background checksRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

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.

2026-04-08
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.

2026-04-08
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.

2026-04-08

All violations

96 violations shown (45 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #519852
Background checks(5)
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407110Background checksRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

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.

2026-04-08
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.

2026-04-08
407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-02-04

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

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.

2023-12-06
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.

2023-12-06
Discipline(3)
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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.

2026-04-08
407270ADisciplineSubstantiated (plan issued)

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.

2025-02-04

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

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.

2023-12-06
Health & sanitation(15)
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407300Health & sanitationIn compliance

Animal in facility — health or safety requirement not met

2026-04-08
407310Health & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2026-04-08
407320Health & sanitationIn compliance

Hand washing or hygiene requirement not met

2026-04-08
407330Health & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2026-04-08
407340Health & sanitationIn compliance

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2026-04-08
407350Health & sanitationIn compliance

Safe sleep practice requirement not met

2026-04-08
407360Health & sanitationIn compliance

Medication handling requirement not met

2026-04-08
407330AHealth & sanitationSubstantiated (plan issued)

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

407300Health & sanitationIn compliance

Animal in facility — health or safety requirement not met

2023-12-06
407310Health & sanitationIn compliance

Child health record or immunization requirement not met

2023-12-06
407320Health & sanitationIn compliance

Hand washing or hygiene requirement not met

2023-12-06
407330Health & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2023-12-06
407340Health & sanitationIn compliance

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2023-12-06
407350Health & sanitationIn compliance

Safe sleep practice requirement not met

2023-12-06
407360Health & sanitationIn compliance

Medication handling requirement not met

2023-12-06
Building safety(11)
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407280Building safetyIn compliance

Transportation safety requirement not met

2026-04-08
407290Building safetyIn compliance

WATER SAFETY violation — required certified lifeguard, fencing, or supervision not in place

2026-04-08
407370Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2026-04-08
407380Building safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2026-04-08
407390Building safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2026-04-08
407370D4Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

407280Building safetyIn compliance

Transportation safety requirement not met

2023-12-06
407290Building safetyIn compliance

WATER SAFETY violation — required certified lifeguard, fencing, or supervision not in place

2023-12-06
407370Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2023-12-06
407380Building safetyIn compliance

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2023-12-06
407390Building safetyIn compliance

Outdoor playground safety requirement not met

2023-12-06
Staff-to-child ratios(2)
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407190Staff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2026-04-08
407190Staff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2023-12-06
Staff training(17)
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40770IStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2026-04-08
40770Staff trainingIn compliance

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2026-04-08
407100Staff trainingIn compliance

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2026-04-08
407130Staff trainingIn compliance

Child care director qualification requirement not met

2026-04-08
407140Staff trainingIn compliance

Early childhood teacher qualification not met

2026-04-08
407150Staff trainingIn compliance

Early childhood assistant qualification not met

2026-04-08
407160Staff trainingIn compliance

Student or youth aide requirement not met

2026-04-08
407100C5Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

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

2025-02-04

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

40770BStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2025-02-04

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

407100C1Staff trainingCorrected

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

2023-12-06
407100C5Staff trainingCorrected

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

2023-12-06
40770Staff trainingIn compliance

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2023-12-06
407100Staff trainingIn compliance

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2023-12-06
407130Staff trainingIn compliance

Child care director qualification requirement not met

2023-12-06
407140Staff trainingIn compliance

Early childhood teacher qualification not met

2023-12-06
407150Staff trainingIn compliance

Early childhood assistant qualification not met

2023-12-06
407160Staff trainingIn compliance

Student or youth aide requirement not met

2023-12-06
Paperwork / records(22)
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407120APaperwork / recordkeepingRepeat — cited before, still not corrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-04-08
40780Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Confidentiality of records requirement not met

2026-04-08
407120Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2026-04-08
407250Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2026-04-08
407260Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2026-04-08
407120APaperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

407120A1Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

407120A2Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

2025-02-04

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

407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

407120E5Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

407120A2Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
407120A3Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
407120A6Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
407120E1Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
407120E4Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
407120E5Paperwork / recordkeepingCorrected

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
40780Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Confidentiality of records requirement not met

2023-12-06
407120Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-12-06
407250Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2023-12-06
407260Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2023-12-06
Operations(21)
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40760OperationsIn compliance

License provision not met

2026-04-08
40790AOperationsIn compliance

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

2026-04-08
407170OperationsIn compliance

Substitute staff requirement not met

2026-04-08
407180OperationsIn compliance

Volunteer requirement not met

2026-04-08
407200OperationsIn compliance

Program operations requirement not met

2026-04-08
407210OperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2026-04-08
407220OperationsIn compliance

School-age program requirement not met

2026-04-08
407230OperationsIn compliance

Intergenerational program requirement not met

2026-04-08
407240OperationsIn compliance

Evening/night/weekend/holiday care requirement not met

2026-04-08
407210BOperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2025-02-04

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

40770K5OperationsCorrected

Risk management plan not developed or maintained as required

2023-12-06
40790BOperationsCorrected

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

2023-12-06
40760OperationsIn compliance

License provision not met

2023-12-06
40790AOperationsIn compliance

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

2023-12-06
407170OperationsIn compliance

Substitute staff requirement not met

2023-12-06
407180OperationsIn compliance

Volunteer requirement not met

2023-12-06
407200OperationsIn compliance

Program operations requirement not met

2023-12-06
407210OperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2023-12-06
407220OperationsIn compliance

School-age program requirement not met

2023-12-06
407230OperationsIn compliance

Intergenerational program requirement not met

2023-12-06
407240OperationsIn compliance

Evening/night/weekend/holiday care requirement not met

2023-12-06
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 #519852).