Chicago · Licensed center

Brown Bear Academy 2 Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since April 2023.

Of the 157 Chicago-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 40% had rules cited at all 7, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 18, 20267 citations

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

3 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Mar 31, 20259 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)

5 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(7)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)

Apr 11, 202415 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(i)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Staffing Structure

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

11 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Transportation

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(l)(1)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

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

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

Apr 2, 20242 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

Feb 20, 20244 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(k)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3)

Aug 2, 20233 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

Apr 27, 20234 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 18, 2026
On file
7 visits since April 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 30, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 18, 2026

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) through (i)(4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · 407.350(i)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606622 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · March 31, 2025

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(7) through (f)(24) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(7) · 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(24)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606622 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2024

Personnel Records

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

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

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)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(2) · 407.370(e)

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Transportation

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

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

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606622 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 2, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Repeat violation

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606622 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 20, 2024

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · 407.350(k)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606622 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 2, 2023

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606622 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 27, 2023

Personnel Records

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606622 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

3123664693

Address
7201 S Western Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "BROWN BEAR ACADEMY 2 INC" under Provider Name and 60636 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 606622).

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.