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License pending renewal — last inspected May 17, 2024. This facility may no longer be operating. Verify with DCFS before enrolling.

Kindercare Learning Center 301584

1501 S STATE ST, Chicago, IL 60605

Day Care Center · Pending renewal application · Licensed since 2000

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2 background_check violations (407110 +1 more) in the last 3 year(s) — corrective plan in progress; 27 administrative violations in the last 3 year(s)

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Category check

No serious safety issues right now; some safety areas have past or minor findings.

Safety

can be flagged serious
  • Background checks3
  • Supervision
  • Discipline
  • Health & sanitation
  • Building safety11

Administrative

records, staffing & routine — minor
  • Staff-to-child ratios1
  • Staff training8
  • Paperwork / records4
  • Operations2

Key findings

Most recent or most severe violations based on your filters.

407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)

This citation applies when required background-check documentation is missing or incomplete for personnel, or when a probationary employee is documented unsupervised with children. DCFS classifies background-check compliance as a critical safety standard, which is why this category is treated as high-risk.

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)

This citation applies when required background-check documentation is missing or incomplete for personnel, or when a probationary employee is documented unsupervised with children. DCFS classifies background-check compliance as a critical safety standard, which is why this category is treated as high-risk.

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

All violations

29 violations shown (45 outside lookback window)

DCFS SunshineSearch Provider #371203
Background checks(3)
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407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)

This citation applies when required background-check documentation is missing or incomplete for personnel, or when a probationary employee is documented unsupervised with children. DCFS classifies background-check compliance as a critical safety standard, which is why this category is treated as high-risk.

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

FHSEC305Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

Background check not completed for a household or non-staff member

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407110Background checksSubstantiated (plan issued)

Background check NOT completed or documented for personnel (or probationary employee left unsupervised with children)

This citation applies when required background-check documentation is missing or incomplete for personnel, or when a probationary employee is documented unsupervised with children. DCFS classifies background-check compliance as a critical safety standard, which is why this category is treated as high-risk.

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Building safety(11)
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407370Q1Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370F1Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370T2Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370E11Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-05-17
407370E8Building safetyCorrected

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2024-01-08
407370EBuilding safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370E3Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370E11Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370PBuilding safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407370P2Building safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Indoor facility or space safety requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407380GBuilding safetySubstantiated (plan issued)

Equipment or toy safety requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Staff-to-child ratios(1)
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407190AStaff-to-child ratiosSubstantiated (plan issued)

Required staff-to-child ratio was not maintained

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Staff training(8)
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407100IStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staff qualification or training requirement not met

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100C8Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100FStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Biennial staff physical re-examination not completed

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100C1Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Required pre-service or early in-service training not completed (mandated reporter, life safety, emergency plan, communicable disease)

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100C7Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100C8Staff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Annual 15-clock-hour in-service training requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100DStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Pre-employment physical exam or TB screening missing

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407100FStaff trainingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Biennial staff physical re-examination not completed

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Paperwork / records(4)
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407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120A4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120BPaperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

407120E4Paperwork / recordkeepingSubstantiated (plan issued)

Personnel records or documentation requirement not met

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

Operations(2)
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40790BOperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)

2024-05-17

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

40790A2OperationsSubstantiated (plan issued)

Staffing structure requirement not met (director oversight or on-site presence)

2023-09-01

DCFS has not recorded a verified correction. The facility may have fixed this independently — ask for the inspector sign-off.

How we rate this daycareIllinois DCFS records

DCFS doesn't grade violations, so we classify each citation by the rule it cites: rules tied to immediate child safety (supervision, background checks, discipline, and the higher-risk building and health rules) are red; administrative rules (ratios, training, paperwork) are yellow. Classification is per citation, so two findings in the same category can differ.

🔴 Serious concerns — any of:

  • A child-safety (red) violation is still unresolved — past its correction deadline, or cited again as a repeat
  • DCFS issued a Protective Plan — a formal finding of an active risk to a child
  • 2 or more violations are past their correction deadline

🟡 Watch carefully — any of:

  • A child-safety (red) violation was corrected or is being corrected
  • 3 or more administrative (yellow) violations
  • 1 violation is past its correction deadline
  • An active corrective plan — DCFS formally required a fix

🟢 Clean

Actively licensed, with no violations (or only minor, corrected ones) in your lookback window.

Data sourced from Illinois DCFS (DCFS Sunshine). Last updated: Aug 7, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with DCFS. Always verify with the DCFS Sunshine record (search Provider #371203).