South Elgin · Licensed center

Brightpath South Elgin

What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

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: 6 of 6 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.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
September 2, 2026
On file
6 visits since January 2026 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 14, 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 2, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2026

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(2) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 23 findings

Monitoring visit · April 17, 2026

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) · 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(h) · 407.330(k)(1)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(a)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (10) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(10)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)(2) through (j)(5) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)(2) · 407.380(j)(5)

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: CCA7A

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 645981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 20, 2026

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 20, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2026

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645981 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

2248283808

Address
2000 Mcdonald Rd
License
license issued (il)

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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 "BRIGHTPATH SOUTH ELGIN" under Provider Name and 60177 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 645981).