Chicago · Licensed center

Bright Smiles Daycare

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 11 licensing inspections since June 2019.

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

Jul 8, 202611 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

7 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)

Sep 27, 2023No rules cited
Apr 28, 20231 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Apr 19, 20233 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

Jan 3, 202312 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

8 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(1)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

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

Dec 28, 20222 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(o)

Aug 5, 20223 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(2)

May 17, 20222 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

May 21, 20219 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)

5 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

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

Mar 5, 2021No rules cited
Jun 28, 201919 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

15 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(c)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
July 8, 2026
On file
11 visits since June 2019 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 7, 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 8, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)

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)(3) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation substantiated

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2023

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 19, 2023

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · January 3, 2023

Personnel Records

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

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · 407.130(l)(1) · 407.130(l)(2)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 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 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 28, 2022

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 5, 2022

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) through (p)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) · 407.330(p)(1)

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2022

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 21, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 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 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2019

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(b)

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · 407.130(c)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(f)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected on site

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
1703 E 87th St # 07
License
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All checked July 2026.

State record

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

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRIGHT SMILES DAYCARE" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 562209).

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