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Tots Express Learning Center

9031 S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL 60617

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2010

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GoldiCheck · State record

1 discipline violation (407270G) in the last 3 year(s) — corrective plan in progress; 10 administrative violations in the last 3 year(s)

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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 checks
  • Supervision
  • Discipline1
  • Health & sanitation
  • Building safety

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training4
  • Paperwork / records3
  • Operations2

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407270GDisciplineSubstantiated (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.

2026-03-10

All violations

11 violations shown (115 outside lookback window)

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Discipline(1)
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407270GDisciplineSubstantiated (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.

2026-03-10
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190Staff-to-child ratiosSubstantiated (plan issued)

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2026-03-10
Staff training(4)
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40770N3Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2026-03-10
40770IStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2026-03-10
407100C1Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

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

2024-03-27

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

407100C5Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

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

2024-03-27

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

Paperwork / records(3)
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407120A2Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-03-27

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

2024-03-27

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

407250I4APaperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Enrollment or discharge procedure not followed

2024-03-27

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

Operations(2)
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40790D2OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

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

2024-03-27

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

407180AOperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Volunteer requirement not met

2024-03-27

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

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 #494869).