Thompson, Ballasa M
Group Home Daycare · Licensed · Licensed since 2012
GoldiCheck · State record
5 outstanding (past-deadline) violations: 40830A1, 40830A3, 40860K
Category check
No serious safety issues right now; some safety areas have past or minor findings.
Safety
can be flagged seriousKey findings
Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.
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.
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.
Staff member working without a required background check clearance
This citation family covers Illinois background-check requirements for people working with children in licensed care. Check the sub-code and the status shown with this finding for what specifically was cited and where it stands.
All violations
52 violations shown (8 outside lookback window)
Background checks(4)
Background check not completed for a household or non-staff member
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.
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.
Staff member working without a required background check clearance
This citation family covers Illinois background-check requirements for people working with children in licensed care. Check the sub-code and the status shown with this finding for what specifically was cited and where it stands.
Discipline(2)
DISCIPLINE — guidance and discipline requirement not met in group day care home
DISCIPLINE — guidance and discipline requirement not met in group day care home
Health & sanitation(1)
Group home — health, medical care or safety requirement not met
Staff-to-child ratios(3)
Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met
Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met
Group home — capacity or age group requirement not met
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Staff training(10)
Group home — group day care home family requirement not met
Group home — caregiver qualification requirement not met
Group home — child care assistant requirement not met
Group home — child care assistant requirement not met
Group home — child care assistant requirement not met
Group home — child care assistant requirement not met
Group home — child care assistant requirement not met
Group home — group day care home family requirement not met
Group home — group day care home family requirement not met
Group home — group day care home family requirement not met
Paperwork / records(7)
Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)
Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)
Group home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
Group home — enrollment or discharge procedure not followed
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)
Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)
Group home — records & reports requirement not met (§408.120)
Operations(25)
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — licensing requirement not met
Group day care home — licensing requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group home — substitute requirement not met
Group home — substitute requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.
Group day care home — licensing requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
Group day care home — general requirement not met
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 #513443).
This is a home-based program. The operator's name and address are published by DCFS as part of the licensing record, under state transparency law; we republish only what that record makes public.