Aurora · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Centers LLC
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 158 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 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since January 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 2, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 19, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 16, 20232 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Dec 6, 20222 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Aug 5, 20221 citation
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
- Apr 13, 2022Nothing cited
Jan 21, 20211 citation
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times had more: 91% of 128 had rules cited at 5 or more.
How all 128 Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 128 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 86%This center
- 5 of 819%
- 6 of 816%
- 7 of 818%
- All 838%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 2, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since January 2021 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 16, 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.
Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 16, 2023
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 593002 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 6, 2022
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 593002 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 5, 2022
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 593002 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 21, 2021
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 593002 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 Ogden KinderCare
- $15.65 an hourJob posting, July 2026
- Lead Teachers at Ogden KinderCare
- $16.85 to $21.60 an hourJob posting, July 2026
Details
- Phone
- (630) 605-4283
- Address
- 1553 Ogden Ave, Aurora, 60503
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Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Assistant Teachers at Ogden KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
- Lead Teachers at Ogden KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC" under Provider Name and 60503 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 593002).
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS LLC" under Provider Name and 60503 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 593002).
- 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 CENTERS LLC" under Provider Name and 60503 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 593002).
- 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.