Kindercare Learning Center #301727
2395 BOWES RD, ELGIN, IL 60123Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.5 / 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.Not Available
- 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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. 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. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- 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
- 163
- 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
31 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 296 Findings
Most recent: Mar 12, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
48 Critical234 Important14 Administrative
Across 31 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (83), Building & Premises Safety (50), and Children's Records & Files (47). Of 296 total findings, 48 were critical.
See All 31 Inspection Visits
Mar 12, 20261 Finding1 Important
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
Dec 8, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
Nov 18, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(2)
Jul 21, 202542 Findings9 Critical31 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Students and Youth Aides407.160
- Substitutes407.170
- Volunteers407.180
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(m)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(j)
- Evening, Night, Weekend and Holiday Care407.240
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Transportation407.280
- Animals407.300
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
May 9, 20256 Findings3 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Jan 23, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
Nov 15, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(b)
Sep 19, 202448 Findings6 Critical40 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(i)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(f)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Medications407.360(d)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(8)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(h)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(m)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Jul 25, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jun 6, 20245 Findings5 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(c)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
May 21, 20248 Findings2 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(1)
May 17, 20245 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(2)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(12)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)(2)
Mar 11, 20249 Findings4 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(5)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
Mar 7, 202410 Findings5 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(9)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(c)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(j)
Jan 18, 202411 Findings1 Critical9 Important1 Administrative
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(n)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(o)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(12)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
- Organization and Administration407.70(m)
Aug 24, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Aug 10, 202323 Findings2 Critical19 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(7)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(4)
- Transportation407.280(q)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(h)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(d)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(6)
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
Aug 9, 202313 Findings2 Critical10 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(7)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(d)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(b)
- Medications407.360(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(j)
Jun 14, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
Mar 30, 202313 Findings1 Critical12 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Medications407.360(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
Aug 29, 20227 Findings6 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Jul 21, 20215 Findings5 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
Jul 19, 20219 Findings1 Critical8 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
Aug 27, 202013 Findings3 Critical6 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Sep 19, 20196 Findings6 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
Aug 9, 20185 Findings5 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(3)
Jun 20, 20186 Findings6 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
Sep 8, 20172 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
Aug 8, 20173 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
Aug 27, 201511 Findings3 Critical8 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Jul 15, 201026 Findings26 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(4)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(4)(a)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(4)(b)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(4)(c)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(4)(d)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)(4)(e)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(9)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(3)
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