Berwyn · Licensed center

Sunshine Scholars Inc

Medium center, licensed for 61 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2023.

Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 59% had rules cited at all 4, 2% at none.

Licensing inspections

May 21, 2026No rules cited

Jan 17, 20245 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

1 more from this inspection

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

May 26, 202315 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e)

11 more from this inspection

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Apr 4, 202320 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

16 more from this inspection

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(m)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(8)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 21, 2026
On file: 4 visits since April 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 16, 2024. 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.

May 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 17, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Hand Washing

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618572 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · May 26, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(4)

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)

Organization and Administration

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e) · Violation corrected

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618572 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 20 findings

Monitoring visit · April 4, 2023

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) through (m) · Violation corrected · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) · 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(e) · 407.250(f) · 407.250(i) · 407.250(i)(4) · 407.250(m)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(a) through (h)(8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(a) · 407.210(h)(8)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(f)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Repeat violation

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Hand Washing

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · 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 618572 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

6303373372

Address: 6928 16th St
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 "SUNSHINE SCHOLARS INC" under Provider Name and 60402 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 618572).

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.