Elgin · Licensed center
The Learning Experience At Elgin
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 157 children.
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 11 of its 13 licensing inspections since November 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 26, 20262 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)
Apr 8, 20265 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Mar 24, 20261 citation
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 13, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 2, 20253 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(a)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(1)
Oct 22, 20251 citation
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Sep 4, 20253 citations
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Jun 18, 20251 citation
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(3)
Apr 11, 20253 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(3)(b)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Feb 24, 20251 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Jan 23, 20251 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Dec 20, 20242 citations
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Nov 20, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 11 of this center's 13 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
- October 26, 2026
- On file
- 13 visits since November 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 26, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 26, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 8, 2026
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 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, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 24, 2026
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 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · December 2, 2025
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 22, 2025
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 4, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (e)(10) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(10)
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 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 18, 2025
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 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 11, 2025
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(3)(b) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 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 24, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 23, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 20, 2024
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 629221 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What staff are paid
- Assistant Teacher
- $16 to $18 an hourJob posting, October 2025
Details
- Phone
- (630) 503-2272
- Address
- 1023 N Randall Rd, Elgin, 60123
- Chain
- The Learning Experience
- Owner
- The Learning Experience brand is owned by Harvest Partners, a private-equity firm. Most of its schools are owned by franchisees.
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Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Assistant Teacher — Checked October 2026 tle-careers.careerplug.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 "THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT ELGIN" under Provider Name and 60123 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 629221).
- Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 thelearningexperience.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 "THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT ELGIN" under Provider Name and 60123 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 629221).
- Owner — Checked October 2026 harvestpartners.com
The private-equity firm Harvest Partners lists The Learning Experience as a current investment, made in July 2025, and describes it as a franchisor and operator of early childhood education schools. So a single center may be run by a franchisee or by the company. harvestpartners.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.