Arlington Hts · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Ctr 300972
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 123 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 3 of its 7 licensing inspections since April 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 17, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 18, 20264 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- Jan 15, 2025Nothing cited
May 7, 20241 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Jun 1, 20231 citation
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)
- Oct 25, 2022Nothing cited
- Apr 27, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 94% of 149 had rules cited at 4 or more.
How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 75%This center
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 714%
- 6 of 726%
- All 740%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- September 17, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since April 2021 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 18, 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.
Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 18, 2026
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2) through (5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080367 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 7, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080367 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 1, 2023
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080367 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 South Arlington Heights KinderCare
- $15.65 an hourJob posting, July 2026
- Lead Teachers at South Arlington Heights KinderCare
- $16.85 to $21.60 an hourJob posting, July 2026
Details
- Phone
- (847) 593-7510
- Address
- 1003 S Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Hts, 60005
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Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Assistant Teachers at South Arlington Heights KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
- Lead Teachers at South Arlington Heights 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 300972" under Provider Name and 60005 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 080367).
- 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 300972" under Provider Name and 60005 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 080367).
- 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.