Hoffman Est · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Center 301675
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 140 children.
- KinderCare: public company; majority holder Partners Group (private equity).
Company news
KinderCare, the company that runs this center, reported in a federal filing that it permanently closed 49 of its early childhood centers in the six months ending July 4, 2026. It ran 1,567 of these centers at the end of that period. In the same filing, it reported closing 7 in the same six months of 2025.
The filing is about the company. It does not name which centers closed.
KinderCare’s quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since April 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 5, 20261 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Mar 30, 20231 citation
Transportation
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b)
Mar 26, 20211 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Apr 1, 201114 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times had the same: 59% of 117.
How all 117 Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 117 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None2%
- 1 of 44%
- 2 of 413%
- 3 of 422%
- All 459%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 5, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2011 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 4, 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 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 5, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 380369 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 30, 2023
Transportation
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 380369 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 26, 2021
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 380369 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · April 1, 2011
Health Requirements for Children
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)
Equipment and Materials
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) through (j)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) through (2)(a) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) · 407.250(i)(2)(a)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 380369 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What staff are paid
- Assistant Teachers at Hoffman Estates KinderCare
- $15.65 an hourJob posting, July 2026
Details
- Phone
- (847) 934-8911
- Address
- 1351 Palatine Rd, Hoffman Est, 60192
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Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Assistant Teachers at Hoffman Estates KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 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 "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301675" under Provider Name and 60192 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 380369).
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301675" under Provider Name and 60192 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 380369).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/klc-20260704.htm
From KinderCare's quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. sec.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.