Chicago · Licensed center

Bright Smiles Daycare

Medium center, licensed for 49 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

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.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 9 of 11 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 8, 2026
On file: 11 visits since June 2019 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 7, 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 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 8, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)

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(k) · Violation substantiated

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2023

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 19, 2023

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · January 3, 2023

Personnel Records

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

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · 407.130(l)(1) · 407.130(l)(2)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 28, 2022

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 5, 2022

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) through (p)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) · 407.330(p)(1)

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2022

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 21, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2019

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(b)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · 407.130(c)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(f)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Hand Washing

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562209 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

7733989216

Address: 1703 E 87th St # 07
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRIGHT SMILES DAYCARE" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 562209).