Chicago · Licensed center

Kindercare Learning Center 301584

Large center, licensed for 141 children.
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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: 11 of 12 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: May 17, 2024
On file: 12 visits since May 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 17, 2024. 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 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 8, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(8) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · September 1, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(p) · 407.370(p)(2)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(e)(4)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2022

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(e)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f) · 407.370(f)(2)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · November 10, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 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 9, 2018

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 5, 2016

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2013

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 6, 2010

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 18, 2010

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h) · 407.70(m)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 371203 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

3129131557

Address: 1501 S State St
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 July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301584" under Provider Name and 60605 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 371203).
Chain — Checked September 2026 kindercare.com
Owner — Checked September 2026 sec.gov