Aurora · Licensed center

Kindercare Learning Center 301501

Large center, licensed for 144 children.
A KinderCare center. KinderCare is a public company whose majority stockholder is Partners Group, a private-equity firm.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 13 of its 14 licensing inspections since April 2010.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

May 7, 20261 citation

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

Jun 24, 20257 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Oct 9, 20244 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g)

Jun 21, 20247 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jun 6, 20242 citations

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

May 9, 2023No rules cited

Aug 25, 20221 citation

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

May 13, 20222 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Jul 22, 20209 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)

5 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

Jun 19, 20193 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

Jun 12, 20181 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Oct 31, 20171 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)

Mar 3, 20173 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

Apr 26, 201011 citations

Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

7 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 7, 2026
On file: 14 visits since April 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 31, 2029. 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 7, 2026

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 9, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation substantiated

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · June 21, 2024

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Staffing Structure

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 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 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 6, 2024

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 25, 2022

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 13, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 22, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) · 407.120(e)(2) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 19, 2019

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(d)(1)

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 31, 2017

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2017

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(d)(1)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2010

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · 407.390(l)(2)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p) · 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 286264 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

6309066582

Address: 80 S Constitution Dr
License: license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 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 "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301501" under Provider Name and 60506 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 286264).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/klc-20260704.htm

From KinderCare's quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. sec.gov

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.