Cicero · Licensed center
Brilliant Beginnings Inc
A center in Cicero, licensed for 82 children. The state cited something at 10 of 13 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. 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: 10 of 13 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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 17, 2026
- On file
- 13 visits since May 2013 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 16, 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 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 17, 2026
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(8)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · June 24, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · 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
Transportation
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · May 25, 2022
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(2)
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)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(11)
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 30, 2019
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140 · Violation corrected
Volunteers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 1, 2019
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · 407.340(a)(5)(i)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(6) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 13, 2018
Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 20, 2017
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2014 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · July 23, 2014
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
18 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) · 407.250(i)(1)(b) · 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(1)(i) · 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)(2)(f) · 407.250(i)(2)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)(h) · 407.250(i)(3)
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 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 15, 2013
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 30, 2013
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7086569054
- Address
- 5000 W 31st St
- License
- license issued (il)
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All checked August 2026.
State record
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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 "BRILLIANT BEGINNINGS INC" under Provider Name and 60804 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513770).