Des Plaines · Licensed center

Brickton Montessori School

Small center, licensed for 31 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2021.

Of the 133 Chicago-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 29% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 38% had rules cited at all 6.

Licensing inspections

May 22, 2026No rules cited

Nov 4, 202512 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

8 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(11)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Oct 9, 202411 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

7 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(2)

Oct 26, 20229 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

5 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Oct 6, 20213 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Jan 8, 20215 citations

Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(1)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

1 more from this inspection

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 22, 2026
On file: 6 visits since January 2021 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 4, 2025. Illinois DCFS does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious: Illinois DCFS does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

Illinois DCFS cites each subsection of a rule separately, so one audit of a filing cabinet can produce ten citations. It publishes the rule’s title and a correction deadline, but no description of what was observed.

May 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2025

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(7)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Volunteers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(11) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 167694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · October 9, 2024

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 167694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · October 26, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(4) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 167694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 6, 2021

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 167694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 8, 2021

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(1) · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 167694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

7737140646

Website: brickton.org
Address: 1695 S River Rd
License: license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRICKTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60018 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 167694).
Website — Checked August 2026 brickton.org
Address — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRICKTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60018 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 167694).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.