Crystal Lake · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Ctr 300835
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 88 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 18 of its 20 licensing inspections since April 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 18, 202610 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Volunteers
Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a)
Volunteers
Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)
Jun 2, 20254 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Jun 13, 20242 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1)
- May 22, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 8, 20242 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Jun 20, 20234 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)
Jun 21, 20224 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(j)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(4)
Health Requirements for Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
Health Requirements for Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Apr 28, 20222 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Jun 3, 20215 citations
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)
Jan 20, 20212 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
May 17, 20195 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(1)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Feb 28, 20171 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(2)
Apr 20, 20163 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
- Jun 19, 2015Nothing cited
May 7, 20159 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)
Apr 24, 20133 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Nov 13, 20126 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(1)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
May 3, 20115 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Mar 29, 20111 citation
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Apr 13, 20102 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
The state cited rules at 18 of this center's 20 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 18, 2026
- On file
- 20 visits since April 2010 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 17, 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.
May 2026 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · May 18, 2026
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(2)
Volunteers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a) · 407.180(b)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 2, 2025
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)(3) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 13, 2024
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 8, 2024
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected on site
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 20, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(2) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 21, 2022
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) through (j) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) · 407.210(h)(4) · 407.210(j)
Health Requirements for Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 28, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · June 3, 2021
Outdoor Play Area
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) · 407.390(i) · 407.390(k) · 407.390(l) · 407.390(l)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 20, 2021
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)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 17, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(1) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 28, 2017
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(2) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 20, 2016
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · May 7, 2015
Personnel Records
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 24, 2013
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2012 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · November 13, 2012
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(8) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(8) · 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1)
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)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 3, 2011
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) · 407.370(f)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 29, 2011
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 13, 2010
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Rule cited again
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 061146 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What staff are paid
- Lead Teachers at Berkshire Drive KinderCare
- $16.85 to $21.60 an hourJob posting, July 2026
- Assistant Teachers at Berkshire Drive KinderCare
- $15.65 an hourJob posting, July 2026
Details
- Phone
- (815) 459-5490
- Address
- 14 Berkshire Dr, Crystal Lake, 60014
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What staff are paid
- Lead Teachers at Berkshire Drive KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
- Assistant Teachers at Berkshire Drive 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 CTR 300835" under Provider Name and 60014 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 061146).
- 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 CTR 300835" under Provider Name and 60014 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 061146).
- 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
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.