Carol Stream · Licensed center

Primrose School Of Carol Stream

Large center, licensed for 177 children.
A Primrose Schools franchise. The brand is owned by Roark Capital, a private-equity firm.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since June 2026.

Of the 106 Chicago-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 58% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 10% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Sep 30, 20261 citation

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Jul 8, 202611 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

7 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

Jun 12, 202613 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

9 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: September 30, 2026
On file: 3 visits since June 2026 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was October 16, 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2026

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 634811 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 8, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e) through (h) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (5) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation substantiated

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 634811 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(d) through (g) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(1)(g)

Personnel Records

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

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation substantiated

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 634811 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

6302063771

Address: 1271 N County Farm Rd
License: permit issued (ip)

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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 "PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF CAROL STREAM" under Provider Name and 60188 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 634811).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 primroseschools.com
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 roarkcapital.com

The private-equity firm Roark Capital lists Primrose Schools among its current investments and describes it as a franchisor of pre-K schools. roarkcapital.com

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.