Chicago · Licensed center

Kindercare Learning Center 301584

Large center, licensed for 141 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 11 of its 12 licensing inspections since May 2010.

Of the 860 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 17, 202412 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

8 more from this inspection

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(t)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 8, 20241 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(8)

Sep 1, 202316 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

12 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(2)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)

Sep 22, 202213 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

9 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

Nov 10, 202116 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

12 more from this inspection

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(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Apr 9, 20181 citation

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

Sep 13, 2017No rules cited

Aug 24, 20172 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

Jul 5, 20161 citation

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

Apr 26, 20134 citations

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m)

Aug 6, 20101 citation

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

May 18, 20102 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 17, 2024
On file: 12 visits since May 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 17, 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.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · 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)(4) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 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 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 8, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(8) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · September 1, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(p) · 407.370(p)(2)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(4) · Violation substantiated

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

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2022

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(e)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f) · 407.370(f)(2)

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · November 10, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 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 9, 2018

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 5, 2016

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2013

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 6, 2010

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 18, 2010

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h) · 407.70(m)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 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

3129131557

Address: 1501 S State St
License: license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301584" under Provider Name and 60605 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 371203).
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301584" under Provider Name and 60605 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 371203).
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.