Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Englewood. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Englewood. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Englewood. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Englewood. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Englewood. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Englewood. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Kindercare Learning Center #123 is a state-licensed center on West Wenger Road in Englewood serving infants through school age, with before and after-school care as well as break-time programs. Operating for over 55 years since 1969, the center has earned a 4.5-star rating from 17 Google reviews, with parents consistently praising teachers for building genuine relationships with children and staff for their welcoming approach. The center's research-based curriculum emphasizes building confidence across social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development with hands-on learning experiences, supported by a dietician-designed menu with vegetarian and allergen options. Open 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM weekdays, it accepts subsidies, military support, and employer benefits.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management6.0
Culture8.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Research-based curriculum focused on building "Confidence for Life" across social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. Emphasizes meeting children where they are developmentally with hands-on learning experiences.
Programs & activities: Programs from infant through prekindergarten, plus before/after-school care and school break programs (winter, spring, summer). Learning Adventures Enrichment Programs; school-age offerings include drama clubs, STEM activities, and creative projects; pre-K includes language, math, science, and Spanish.
What sets it apart: State-licensed; serves ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open 6:00 AM-6:00 PM Monday-Friday. Nutritious meals and snacks developed by a registered dietician with vegetarian and allergen options; KinderCare App for parent updates; accepts subsidies, military support, employer benefits, and sibling discounts.
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#1 in Englewood
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Best for Safety
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Best Teachers
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Most Compassionate
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Englewood. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Englewood. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best Culture
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Culture</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Englewood. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.</span>
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