Kindercare Learning Center 000171
140 N GARY AVE, CAROL STREAM, IL 60188Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.4 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects an ExceleRate Illinois rating of Gold. Structural quality reflects a license that's pending or provisional. The structural rating also includes Illinois's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Illinois caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- ExceleRate Illinois Gold (3 out of Max 4) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 120
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:5 15 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
10 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 35 Findings
Most recent: Apr 25, 2019⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
6 Critical28 Important1 Administrative
Across 10 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (11), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (8), and Children's Records & Files (7). Of 35 total findings, 6 were critical.
See All 10 Inspection Visits
Apr 25, 20192 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
May 1, 20181 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Jun 1, 20172 Findings2 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
Mar 20, 20133 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Mar 13, 201211 Findings1 Critical10 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(i)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(1)
Jul 11, 20112 Findings2 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Apr 28, 20117 Findings2 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(4)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Sep 7, 20101 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jul 26, 20102 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 19, 20104 Findings1 Critical2 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
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