Kindercare Learning Centers 000094
Data last updated · May 2026
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.5 / 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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects NAC accreditation. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)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
- 206
- 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
41 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 207 Findings
Most recent: Oct 20, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
34 Critical165 Important8 Administrative
Across 41 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (41), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (40), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (31). Of 207 total findings, 34 were critical.
See All 41 Inspection Visits
Oct 20, 20253 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Jun 16, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Dec 20, 20247 Findings3 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(l)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(f)
Oct 15, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(k)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(a)(i)(i)(i)
Jul 8, 20244 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(9)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(l)
Oct 30, 20237 Findings6 Important1 Administrative
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
Aug 29, 20235 Findings2 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Dec 21, 20223 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Oct 6, 20222 Findings2 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Jun 8, 20223 Findings2 Critical1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Organization and Administration407.70(m)
Jan 26, 202212 Findings1 Critical9 Important2 Administrative
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(5)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(f)
Nov 19, 20183 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Equipment and Materials407.380
Feb 7, 20183 Findings3 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)
Oct 19, 201717 Findings4 Critical12 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Jun 7, 20174 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(k)
Apr 7, 20171 Finding1 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(a)
Dec 20, 201614 Findings13 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Rule 407A407A
- Rule 407B407B
- Rule 407C407C
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Nov 6, 20154 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
Sep 15, 20151 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jun 15, 20151 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Apr 13, 20157 Findings7 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(e)
Dec 22, 20141 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Dec 9, 20141 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Nov 12, 20148 Findings2 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Apr 24, 20146 Findings5 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(j)
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
Mar 10, 20141 Finding1 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
Dec 9, 20134 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Nov 4, 20134 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(m)
Sep 27, 201311 Findings5 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- 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)(4)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(j)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
Jul 26, 20137 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(9)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
Feb 4, 201310 Findings1 Critical9 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(9)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(e)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(e)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
Apr 3, 20128 Findings8 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Jan 26, 20122 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Nov 3, 20117 Findings7 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
Sep 16, 201114 Findings14 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(i)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Hand Washing407.320(b)(4)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(3)
Feb 15, 20113 Findings3 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(q)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
Nov 19, 20104 Findings4 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(3)
Sep 22, 20101 Finding1 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Jun 8, 20103 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
May 24, 20103 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Apr 16, 20104 Findings4 Important
- Medications407.360(a)
- Medications407.360(c)(1)
- Medications407.360(c)(2)
- Medications407.360(c)(4)