Chicago · Licensed center
Brightpath Edison Park
- Small play-based–inspired center, licensed for 33 children.
What the state has found
State record — Illinois DCFS
Illinois DCFS has published no inspection report for this provider as of October 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — there is nothing on file either way.
Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Play-based–inspired and STEAM
“Through play-based learning, inquiry learning is nurtured.”
A day here
- Meals
- Provides a nutritious morning snack, nutritious lunch, and afternoon snack daily, plus cereal/milk for early arrivers; peanut-free centers; vegetarian option offered when meat is served; accommodates special diets (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Outdoors
- Daily outdoor play with dedicated outdoor learning centers featuring rotating activity stations (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Updates for parents
- BrightPath Connect app — daily reports on meals, naps, toileting, mood, and activities, plus photos, via smartphone or desktop (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Details
- Website
- brightpathkids.com
- Address
- 6701 N Northwest Hwy
- License
- permit issued (ip)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 brightpathkids.com
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors — Checked August 2026 brightpathkids.com/…/R1_Parent Package_2023_WEB INTERACTIVE_CT_MA.pdf
- Updates for parents — Checked August 2026 brightpathkids.com/…/Connect Parent Letter US.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRIGHTPATH EDISON PARK" under Provider Name and 60631 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 646621).
- Website — Checked August 2026 brightpathkids.com
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.