Cicero · Licensed center

Brilliant Beginnings Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 13 licensing inspections since May 2013.

Of the 859 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 17, 20266 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(8)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

Jun 24, 20259 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Transportation

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)

5 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

May 19, 2023No rules cited
May 25, 202210 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

6 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)

May 3, 2021No rules cited
Jul 31, 2020No rules cited
May 30, 20192 citations

  • Volunteers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(e)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140

Apr 1, 20194 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(6)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Apr 13, 20181 citation

  • Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)

Jun 20, 20172 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

Jul 23, 201420 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(c)

16 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(g)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(h)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(a)

Aug 15, 20131 citation

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1)

May 30, 20134 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
July 17, 2026
On file
13 visits since May 2013 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 16, 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 6 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2026

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(8)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(f)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · 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

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · May 25, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(2)

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)

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(d)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(11)

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · 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 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jul 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2019

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140 · Violation corrected

Volunteers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 1, 2019

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(6) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 13, 2018

Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 20, 2017

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2014 Monitoring visit 20 findings

Monitoring visit · July 23, 2014

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) · 407.250(i)(1)(b) · 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(1)(i) · 407.250(i)(2)(a) · 407.250(i)(2)(b) · 407.250(i)(2)(c) · 407.250(i)(2)(d) · 407.250(i)(2)(e) · 407.250(i)(2)(f) · 407.250(i)(2)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)(h) · 407.250(i)(3)

Personnel Records

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 15, 2013

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2013

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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7086569054

Address
5000 W 31st St
License
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All checked August 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 "BRILLIANT BEGINNINGS INC" under Provider Name and 60804 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513770).

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.