Long Grove · Licensed center
Primrose School Of Long Grove
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 182 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 6 of its 10 licensing inspections since June 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 8, 20262 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Jul 9, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 12, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 11, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 13, 2023Nothing cited
Jul 7, 20212 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Jul 23, 201912 citations
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
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(a)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Aug 28, 20182 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Aug 9, 20184 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
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)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jun 12, 20184 citations
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)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
The state cited rules at 6 of this center's 10 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
- June 8, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since June 2018 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 8, 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 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 8, 2026
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)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552298 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 7, 2021
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552298 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · July 23, 2019
Organization and Administration
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(k)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (7) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 552298 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 28, 2018
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552298 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 9, 2018
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Repeat violation
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Repeat violation
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 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 552298 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 12, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552298 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 438-3175
- Address
- 3985 Old Mchenry Rd, Long Grove, 60047
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Sources and dates
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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 LONG GROVE" under Provider Name and 60047 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 552298).
- 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 LONG GROVE" under Provider Name and 60047 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 552298).
- 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.