Chicago · Licensed center
Dr Deton J Brooks Head Start
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 82 children.
What to know
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 8 of its 12 licensing inspections since March 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 30, 202512 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Apr 26, 20231 citation
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
- Apr 13, 2023Nothing cited
Mar 1, 20235 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Mar 31, 2022Nothing cited
Mar 29, 202212 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)
Aug 31, 20211 citation
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190
- Jun 24, 2021Nothing cited
- Mar 10, 2020Nothing cited
Jan 27, 20173 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Mar 11, 20168 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Mar 17, 20141 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
The state cited rules at 8 of this center's 12 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 30, 2025
- On file
- 12 visits since March 2014 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 30, 2025. 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.
Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · October 30, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (e)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(2)
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 · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 26, 2023
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 1, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · March 29, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · 407.330(m)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 31, 2021
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 27, 2017
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) through (c) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · 407.120(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · March 11, 2016
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(5) · 407.100(a)(6)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 17, 2014
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513537 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 966-1603
- Address
- 6921 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, 60649
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DR DETON J BROOKS HEAD START" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513537).
- 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 "DR DETON J BROOKS HEAD START" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513537).
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.