Bright Beginnings Preschool
500 MAIN ST, HIGHLAND, IL 62249Childery Rating: 5/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.5 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Illinois's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Illinois caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 125
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:5 15 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
38 Inspection Visits Since 2012 · 280 Findings
Most recent: Nov 13, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
59 Critical201 Important20 Administrative
Across 38 inspections since 2012, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (70), Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (53), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (43). Of 280 total findings, 59 were critical.
See All 38 Inspection Visits
Nov 13, 202529 Findings3 Critical23 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Personnel Records407.120
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(b)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Students and Youth Aides407.160
- Substitutes407.170
- Volunteers407.180
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
Jan 3, 20251 Finding1 Administrative
- Organization and Administration407.70(c)
Oct 21, 202429 Findings3 Critical23 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Transportation407.280
- Swimming and Wading407.290
- Animals407.300
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
Jul 26, 202413 Findings2 Critical11 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
- Hand Washing407.320
- Hand Washing407.320(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)
Jul 25, 20243 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Jul 19, 20242 Findings2 Critical
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Rule CCA 811CCA 811
Jun 4, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Nov 29, 20233 Findings3 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(e)
Dec 6, 20222 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
Jul 28, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 6, 20228 Findings8 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
Oct 6, 202120 Findings4 Critical16 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(e)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(e)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(10)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
May 20, 20218 Findings2 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Mar 5, 20212 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Nov 13, 201918 Findings6 Critical12 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Oct 28, 20192 Findings2 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
Oct 23, 20192 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(1)
Sep 26, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
Sep 16, 20192 Findings2 Important
- Hand Washing407.320(a)(2)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(6)
Sep 10, 20194 Findings1 Critical2 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(m)
Aug 30, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Aug 7, 20192 Findings2 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Jul 15, 20195 Findings5 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(j)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(k)
Jun 28, 20194 Findings3 Important1 Administrative
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(q)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(3)
Jun 10, 201919 Findings9 Critical9 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(4)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(o)
Jan 17, 201910 Findings1 Critical9 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(d)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
May 22, 20174 Findings4 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(o)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Apr 12, 20171 Finding1 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Jan 24, 201713 Findings9 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Jan 6, 20168 Findings3 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Nov 7, 201315 Findings3 Critical8 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(m)
- Organization and Administration407.70(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Oct 22, 201215 Findings1 Critical11 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(n)
Jul 24, 20125 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
May 2, 20123 Findings3 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(g)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
Apr 19, 201211 Findings4 Critical7 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)
Feb 27, 20122 Findings2 Important
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(5)
Feb 26, 20121 Finding1 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
Jan 23, 201210 Findings2 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
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