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License pending renewal — last inspected Sep 16, 2024. This facility may no longer be operating. Verify with DCFS before enrolling.

Uchicago Child Development Center Stony

5824 S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL 60637

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2013

Serious concerns

GoldiCheck · State record

Uncorrected past deadline: 407110 (Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)) from 2024-09-16

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Category check

1 safety area flagged serious — see red below.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks2
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation7
  • Building safety7

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training4
  • Paperwork / records1
  • Operations4

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407110Background checksPast deadline — 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.

2024-09-16

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

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.

2024-09-16

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

407350CHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Soft bedding or prohibited objects in infant sleep area (suffocation/SIDS risk)

Illinois requires infants to sleep on a firm, flat, bare surface. This citation is recorded when soft objects — pillows, bumper pads, stuffed animals, or loose blankets — are documented in an infant's sleep space. The rule exists because such objects raise the risk of suffocation and SIDS.

2024-09-16

All violations

26 violations shown (18 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #526369
Background checks(2)
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407110Background checksPast deadline — 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.

2024-09-16

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

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.

2024-09-16

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

Health & sanitation(7)
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407320AHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Hand washing or hygiene requirement not met

2024-09-16
407330BHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2024-09-16
407330GHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2024-09-16
407330L1Health & sanitationIn compliance

Nutrition or meal service requirement not met

2024-09-16
407340A5Health & sanitationIn compliance

Diapering or toileting requirement not met

2024-09-16
407350CHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Soft bedding or prohibited objects in infant sleep area (suffocation/SIDS risk)

Illinois requires infants to sleep on a firm, flat, bare surface. This citation is recorded when soft objects — pillows, bumper pads, stuffed animals, or loose blankets — are documented in an infant's sleep space. The rule exists because such objects raise the risk of suffocation and SIDS.

2024-09-16
407360EHealth & sanitationIn compliance

Medication handling requirement not met

2024-09-16
Building safety(7)
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407370Q1Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-09-16

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

407370CBuilding safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-09-16
407370F1Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-09-16
407370F2Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-09-16
407370E11Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-09-16
407370T2Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-09-16
407370E8Building safetyIn compliance

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-09-16
Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190AStaff-to-child ratiosIn compliance

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2024-09-16
Staff training(4)
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407100DStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Pre-employment physical exam or TB screening missing

2024-09-16

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

40770IStaff trainingIn compliance

Organization and administration requirement not met (§407.70 general)

2024-09-16
407130JStaff trainingIn compliance

Child care director qualification requirement not met

2024-09-16
407100IStaff trainingIn compliance

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-09-16
Paperwork / records(1)
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407260Paperwork / recordkeepingIn compliance

Daily arrival or departure procedure not followed

2024-09-16
Operations(4)
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40760OperationsIn compliance

License provision not met

2024-09-16
407200DOperationsIn compliance

Program operations requirement not met

2024-09-16
407210BOperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2024-09-16
407210F7OperationsIn compliance

Infant & toddler special requirement not met

2024-09-16
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 #526369).