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Kindercare Learning Centers 301326

Large center, licensed for 121 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 10 of its 20 licensing inspections since March 2012.

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

Aug 11, 2026No rules cited

Feb 25, 20261 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

Jan 7, 20257 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(2)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

3 more from this inspection

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(e)(4)

Jun 5, 2024No rules cited

Jan 30, 20246 citations

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

2 more from this inspection

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA7A.

Jan 25, 2023No rules cited

Oct 28, 2021No rules cited

Oct 19, 2021No rules cited

Oct 6, 20211 citation

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)

Jul 7, 2021No rules cited

Jan 15, 20201 citation

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Mar 1, 20193 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Sep 21, 2017No rules cited

Mar 1, 2017No rules cited

Oct 19, 2016No rules cited

Jan 6, 20161 citation

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Oct 17, 20131 citation

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

Sep 24, 2013No rules cited

Oct 17, 20122 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

Mar 2, 20129 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

5 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 11, 2026
On file: 20 visits since March 2012 — 10 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 27, 2026. 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.

Aug 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 25, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 7, 2025

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 30, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · 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, CCA7A.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 6, 2021

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 15, 2020

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 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 1, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 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 135606 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

Mar 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2016 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 6, 2016

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 17, 2013

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 17, 2012

Grouping and Staffing

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · March 2, 2012

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (2)(b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)(b)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135606 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

8473601122

Address: 4574 Brookhaven
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 CENTERS 301326" under Provider Name and 60031 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 135606).
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.