Palatine · Licensed center

Kindercare Learning Ctr #301067

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: 7 of 7 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.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 10, 2026
On file
7 visits since February 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 9, 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 10, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 084663 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 13, 2025

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 084663 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 14, 2023

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 084663 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2022

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)

Staffing Structure

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 084663 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 14, 2011

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 084663 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2011 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2011

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) · 407.200(j)

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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 084663 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2010 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · February 2, 2010

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) · 407.200(j)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(m)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(p)

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)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 084663 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

8473582233

Address
929 E Palatine Rd
License
license issued (il)
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 August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KINDERCARE LEARNING CTR #301067" under Provider Name and 60074 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 084663).
  • Chain — Checked September 2026 kindercare.com
  • Owner — Checked September 2026 sec.gov