Morton Grove · Licensed center

Children's Bright Beginnings

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since November 2010.

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

Licensing inspections

Nov 2, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jan 9, 20203 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Dec 6, 20185 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

1 more from this inspection

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

Nov 13, 201415 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Equipment and Materials

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

11 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Dec 16, 201324 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Personnel Records

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

20 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • 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)(1)(h)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • 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)(e)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Jan 3, 201316 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

12 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • 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)(g)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)

  • Equipment and Materials

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

  • Equipment and Materials

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

  • 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)(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nov 4, 20102 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
November 2, 2021
On file
7 visits since November 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 2, 2021. 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.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132190 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2020

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 132190 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 6, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Violation substantiated

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

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

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132190 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2014 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · November 13, 2014

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (n)(3) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(n)(1) · 407.370(n)(2) · 407.370(n)(3)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(i)

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)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132190 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 24 findings

Monitoring visit · December 16, 2013

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

13 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1) · 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)(2)(a) · 407.250(i)(2)(b) · 407.250(i)(2)(e) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(i)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132190 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · January 3, 2013

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

10 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) through (4)(a) · 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)(4)(a)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(b)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 132190 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2010

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 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 132190 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

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  • Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHILDREN'S BRIGHT BEGINNINGS" under Provider Name and 60053 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 132190).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHILDREN'S BRIGHT BEGINNINGS" under Provider Name and 60053 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 132190).

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.