Evanston · Licensed center

Bright Horizons At Evanston

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At a glance

Large center, licensed for 307 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 15 of its 21 licensing inspections since October 2012.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Jul 13, 20262 citations
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Jul 31, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 7, 2025Nothing cited
Jan 5, 2024Nothing cited
Jul 31, 202311 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jul 18, 20231 citation
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
Jan 24, 20231 citation
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Aug 29, 20221 citation
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Aug 25, 20202 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Mar 18, 2020Nothing cited
Feb 20, 2020Nothing cited
Aug 29, 20194 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Apr 11, 2019Nothing cited
Sep 27, 201627 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(b)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(f)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(i)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(b)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(a)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(c)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(g)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(k)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(c)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(d)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(l)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(e)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(n)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)
Aug 29, 20163 citations
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
May 5, 20161 citation
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(12)
Jun 20, 20135 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(b)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(f)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(c)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(c)(2)(e)
Apr 22, 20132 citations
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Jan 29, 20131 citation
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b)
Jan 8, 20132 citations
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Oct 16, 20121 citation
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

The state cited rules at 15 of this center's 21 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.

How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare

Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

Some78%This center
All22%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 13, 2026
On file: 21 visits since October 2012 — 6 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 12, 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 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 13, 2026

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 31, 2023

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2023

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2023

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 25, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)

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 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 27 findings

Monitoring visit · September 27, 2016

Equipment and Materials

16 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) through (j)(5)(d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · 407.380(j)(4)(b) · 407.380(j)(4)(c) · 407.380(j)(4)(d) · 407.380(j)(4)(e) · 407.380(j)(4)(f) · 407.380(j)(4)(g) · 407.380(j)(4)(h) · 407.380(j)(4)(i) · 407.380(j)(4)(k) · 407.380(j)(4)(l) · 407.380(j)(4)(n) · 407.380(j)(5)(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(b) · 407.380(j)(5)(c) · 407.380(j)(5)(d)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1) · 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)(3)

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2016

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(2) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(2) · 407.350(j)

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 5, 2016

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(12) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 20, 2013

Health Requirements for Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(b) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(b) · 407.310(c)(1) · 407.310(c)(2)(e) · 407.310(f) · 407.310(h)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2013

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 29, 2013

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 8, 2013

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 16, 2012

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 517631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (847) 424-1172
Address: 1629 Orrington Ave, Evanston, 60201
Chain: Bright Horizons
Owner: Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRIGHT HORIZONS AT EVANSTON" under Provider Name and 60201 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 517631).
Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 brighthorizons.com
Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRIGHT HORIZONS AT EVANSTON" under Provider Name and 60201 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 517631).
Owner — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/bfam-20251231.htm

Bright Horizons is a public company. Its annual report to the SEC for 2025 (Form 10-K, filed February 2026) lists its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BFAM. sec.gov

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.