Chicago · Licensed center

Dr Deton J Brooks Head Start

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 12 licensing inspections since March 2014.

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

Oct 30, 202512 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • 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)

8 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130

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

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

Apr 26, 20231 citation

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

Apr 13, 2023No rules cited
Mar 1, 20235 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)

1 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Mar 31, 2022No rules cited
Mar 29, 202212 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

8 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Aug 31, 20211 citation

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

Jun 24, 2021No rules cited
Mar 10, 2020No rules cited
Jan 27, 20173 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Mar 11, 20168 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

4 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)

Mar 17, 20141 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
October 30, 2025
On file
12 visits since March 2014 — 4 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was November 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.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · October 30, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (e)(2) · Violation substantiated

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

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 · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · 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 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2023

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 1, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 29, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 31, 2021

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2017

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) through (c) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · 407.120(c)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 11, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 17, 2014

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 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

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Address
6921 S Stony Island Ave
License
license issued (il)

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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 "DR DETON J BROOKS HEAD START" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513537).

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.