Aurora · Licensed center
Primrose School Of East Aurora
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 131 children.
- Primrose Schools franchise; the brand is owned by Roark Capital (private equity).
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 8 of its 9 licensing inspections since March 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 16, 20265 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.
- Dec 29, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 10, 20254 citations
Confidentiality of Records and Information
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)
Dec 5, 20251 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)
Jul 29, 20258 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b)
Jun 20, 20251 citation
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
May 27, 20251 citation
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
Apr 17, 20253 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
Mar 24, 20258 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(9)(c)
The state cited rules at 8 of this center's 9 inspections. Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times split three ways: 45% had fewer, 24% the same, and 31% more (127 centers).
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 91%
- 3 of 92%
- 4 of 92%
- 5 of 92%
- 6 of 916%
- 7 of 921%
- 8 of 924%This center
- All 931%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 16, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since March 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 11, 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 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 16, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(8)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Repeat violation
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Repeat violation
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 10, 2025
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(f)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 5, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · July 29, 2025
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) through (1)(c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · 407.260(f)(1) · 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 20, 2025
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 27, 2025
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 17, 2025
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · March 24, 2025
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j) · 407.330(k)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (l)(9)(c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(l)(9)(c)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (630) 566-0549
- Address
- 3181 N Aurora Rd, Aurora, 60502
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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 "PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF EAST AURORA" under Provider Name and 60502 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 638093).
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 primroseschools.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 "PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF EAST AURORA" under Provider Name and 60502 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 638093).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 roarkcapital.com
The private-equity firm Roark Capital lists Primrose Schools among its current investments and describes it as a franchisor of pre-K schools. roarkcapital.com
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.