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Brightpath Edison Park

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At a glance

  • Medium play-based–inspired center, licensed for 78 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 5 years (state).

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

What the state has found

State record — Illinois DCFS

Illinois DCFS has published no inspection report for this provider as of November 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — there is nothing on file either way.

A day here

Meals
Provides a nutritious morning snack, nutritious lunch, and afternoon snack daily, plus cereal/milk for early arrivers; peanut-free centers; vegetarian option offered when meat is served; accommodates special diets (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Outdoors and updates for parents
Outdoors
Daily outdoor play with dedicated outdoor learning centers featuring rotating activity stations (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Updates for parents
BrightPath Connect app — daily reports on meals, naps, toileting, mood, and activities, plus photos, via smartphone or desktop (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

Play-based–inspired and STEAM

“Through play-based learning, inquiry learning is nurtured.”

Details

Phone
(630) 409-0299
Address
6701 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, 60631

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How they teach

A day here

Details

  • Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BRIGHTPATH EDISON PARK" under Provider Name and 60631 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 646621).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 brightpathkids.com
  • License, 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 "BRIGHTPATH EDISON PARK" under Provider Name and 60631 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 646621).

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.

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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