Carol Stream · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Center 000171
- Large center, licensed for 120 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 8 of 15 cited something
Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits.
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- September 8, 2026
- On file
- 15 visits since May 2010 — 7 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 25, 2019. 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.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 25, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 1, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 1, 2017
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 20, 2013
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)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2011 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 11, 2011
Program Requirements for All Ages
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) through (r) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · 407.200(r)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 28, 2011
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4) through (f) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4) · 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected on site
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 26, 2010
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected
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 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2010 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 19, 2010
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451099 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).
Details
- Address
- 140 N Gary Ave
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
- Chain
- KinderCareSource: kindercare.com
- Owner
- Publicly traded (NYSE: KLC). Its majority stockholder is Partners Group.From KinderCare's quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. sec.gov
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 000171" under Provider Name and 60188 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 451099).
- Chain — Checked September 2026 kindercare.com
- Owner — Checked September 2026 sec.gov