Lake Zurich · Licensed center

The Learning Experience - Lake Zurich

Large center, licensed for 139 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 17 licensing inspections since October 2018.

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 18, 2026No rules cited

Jul 17, 2026No rules cited

Jun 30, 20265 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

1 more from this inspection

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

Oct 8, 20251 citation

Health Requirements for Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1)

Sep 3, 2025No rules cited

Jun 26, 2025No rules cited

Mar 10, 20251 citation

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

Jul 17, 2023No rules cited

Apr 14, 2023No rules cited

Aug 24, 20221 citation

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

Sep 27, 2021No rules cited

Jul 16, 20212 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Aug 10, 20202 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Jul 16, 20192 citations

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Dec 13, 20185 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

1 more from this inspection

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

Nov 13, 20181 citation

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

Oct 12, 20182 citations

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 18, 2026
On file: 17 visits since October 2018 — 7 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 30, 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

Jul 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 30, 2026

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 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 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 8, 2025

Health Requirements for Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

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

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 10, 2025

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 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2022

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 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2020

Personnel Records

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2019

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · 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 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 13, 2018

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 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 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 13, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 570329 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 12, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 570329 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

2246624879

Address: 1065 S Rand Rd
License: license issued (il)
Chain: The Learning Experience
Owner: The Learning Experience brand is owned by Harvest Partners, a private-equity firm. Most of its schools are owned by franchisees.

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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 "THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE - LAKE ZURICH" under Provider Name and 60047 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 570329).
Chain — Checked October 2026 thelearningexperience.com
Owner — Checked October 2026 harvestpartners.com

The private-equity firm Harvest Partners lists The Learning Experience as a current investment, made in July 2025, and describes it as a franchisor and operator of early childhood education schools. So a single center may be run by a franchisee or by the company. harvestpartners.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.