Frankfort · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Center #000291
- Large center, licensed for 153 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: 13 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
- April 15, 2025
- On file
- 15 visits since April 2010 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 21, 2023. 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.
May 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 22, 2023
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 28, 2019
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 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 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 19, 2018
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 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 25, 2016
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · April 8, 2014
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)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · 407.340(k)(1)
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (e)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(e)(1)
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 18, 2013
Guidance and Discipline
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(3) · 407.270(c)(6)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · April 15, 2013
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a) through (5) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a) · 407.340(a)(3) · 407.340(a)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(i)
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (g) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(g)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Rule cited again
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(20) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d)(2) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Rule cited again
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2012 Monitoring visit 22 findings
Monitoring visit · April 23, 2012
Organization and Administration
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (k)(7) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(k) · 407.70(k)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(o)(2) · 407.370(p)
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1) · 407.340(k)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(i)(4)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Rule cited again
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(l) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 3, 2011
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · 407.90(d)(2)
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · March 31, 2011
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(f) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(f) · 407.250(i)(2)(h) · 407.250(i)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(p)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(10) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 9, 2010
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Animals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(e) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(10) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 7, 2010
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · April 23, 2010
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) through (3) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · 407.90(d)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · Violation corrected on site
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(h) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458878 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
- 10003 W Lincoln Hwy
- License
- license issued (il)
- 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 #000291" under Provider Name and 60423 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 458878).
- Chain — Checked September 2026 kindercare.com
- Owner — Checked September 2026 sec.gov