Berwyn · Licensed center
Sunshine Scholars Inc
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 61 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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 21, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 17, 20245 citations
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
May 26, 202315 citations
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
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)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Apr 4, 202320 citations
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(8)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(m)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times had more: 59% of 117 had rules cited at all 4.
How all 117 Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 117 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None2%
- 1 of 44%
- 2 of 413%
- 3 of 422%This center
- All 459%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 21, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 16, 2024. 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.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 17, 2024
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(3)
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618572 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · May 26, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 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(j) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618572 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · April 4, 2023
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) through (m) · Violation corrected · Repeat violation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) · 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(e) · 407.250(f) · 407.250(i) · 407.250(i)(4) · 407.250(m)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(a) through (h)(8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(a) · 407.210(h)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(f)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Repeat violation
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · 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 618572 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (630) 337-3372
- Address
- 6928 16th St, Berwyn, 60402
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SUNSHINE SCHOLARS INC" under Provider Name and 60402 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 618572).
- 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 "SUNSHINE SCHOLARS INC" under Provider Name and 60402 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 618572).
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.