Aurora · Licensed center

Primrose School Of East Aurora

Large center, licensed for 131 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 8 of its 9 licensing inspections since March 2025.

Of the 122 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 24% had rules cited at 8 of them, as this center did. 34% had rules cited at all 9.

Licensing inspections

Mar 16, 20265 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

1 more from this inspection

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

Dec 29, 2025No rules cited

Dec 10, 20254 citations

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(f)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)

Dec 5, 20251 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)

Jul 29, 20258 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c)

4 more from this inspection

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Jun 20, 20251 citation

Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

May 27, 20251 citation

Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

Apr 17, 20253 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

Mar 24, 20258 citations

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19)

4 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(9)(c)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 16, 2026
On file: 9 visits since March 2025 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 11, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 16, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Repeat violation

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Repeat violation

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 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 10, 2025

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(f)

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 5, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 29, 2025

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) through (1)(c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · 407.260(f)(1) · 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f) through (h) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 20, 2025

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 27, 2025

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 17, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 24, 2025

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j) through (k) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j) · 407.330(k)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (l)(9)(c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(l)(9)(c)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

6305660549

Address: 3181 N Aurora Rd
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 "PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF EAST AURORA" under Provider Name and 60502 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 638093).
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.