Chicago · Licensed center

Bright Horizon Cook Cnty/City Of Chgo De

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 12 of its 14 licensing inspections since August 2010.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Jan 5, 20261 citation

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

Oct 17, 20245 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

1 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

Sep 19, 20232 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Nov 30, 2022No rules cited
Sep 9, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Feb 10, 2021No rules cited
Sep 9, 20202 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Oct 10, 20175 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

1 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)

Nov 3, 20166 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

Nov 3, 20153 citations

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

Aug 1, 20145 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)

Jul 31, 20135 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

1 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

Aug 30, 20116 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

2 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)

Aug 4, 201012 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

  • 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)

8 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
January 5, 2026
On file
14 visits since August 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 5, 2026. 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 5, 2026

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 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 17, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 19, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 9, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 9, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 10, 2017

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 3, 2016

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(b)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 3, 2015

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 1, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 31, 2013

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 30, 2011

Equipment and Materials

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · August 4, 2010

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)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (c)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(2)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 388452 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
40 N Dearborn St
License
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State record

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

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  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRIGHT HORIZON COOK CNTY/CITY OF CHGO DE" under Provider Name and 60602 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 388452).

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