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Bright Horizons @ North Kennicott

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At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 144 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 7 of its 9 licensing inspections since September 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 1, 20262 citations
    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Sep 11, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jun 28, 2023Nothing cited
  • Dec 9, 20212 citations
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License

      • Provisions Pertaining to the License

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

    • Program Requirements for All Ages

      • Program Requirements for All Ages

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)

  • Sep 21, 20164 citations
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

      • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

    • Guidance and Discipline

      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Jul 25, 20129 citations
    • Organization and Administration

      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

      • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2)

    • Medications

      • Medications

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)

    • Medications

      • Medications

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(4)

    • Equipment and Materials

      • Equipment and Materials

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)

  • Aug 11, 20117 citations
    • Organization and Administration

      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c)

    • 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)(4)(a)

    • Nutrition and Meal Service

      • Nutrition and Meal Service

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

    • Equipment and Materials

      • Equipment and Materials

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

    • Equipment and Materials

      • Equipment and Materials

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

  • Aug 5, 20112 citations
    • Napping and Sleeping

      • Napping and Sleeping

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Sep 16, 201010 citations
    • General Requirements for Personnel

      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

      • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

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

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

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

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

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

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

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

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

    • Organization and Administration

      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

The state cited rules at 7 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times had more: 55% of 127 had rules cited at 8 or more.

How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times compare

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • 2 of 91%
  • 3 of 92%
  • 4 of 92%
  • 5 of 92%
  • 6 of 916%
  • 7 of 921%This center
  • 8 of 924%
  • All 931%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
September 1, 2026
On file
9 visits since September 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 1, 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 1, 2026

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 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 491280 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 9, 2021

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491280 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 21, 2016

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491280 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 25, 2012

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) · 407.360(c)(4)

Organization and Administration

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

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491280 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 11, 2011

Equipment and Materials

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · 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 491280 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 5, 2011

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491280 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · September 16, 2010

Health Requirements for Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

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

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491280 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

What staff are paid

Child Care Teacher
$18.50 to $22.60 an hourJob posting, August 2026
Child Care Lead Educator
$20.55 to $25.05 an hourJob posting, September 2026

Details

Phone
(847) 398-7004
Address
3523 N Kennicott Ave, Arlington Hts, 60004
Chain
Bright Horizons
Owner
Public shareholders (NYSE: BFAM)

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What staff are paid

State record

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

Details

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.

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