Chicago · Licensed family home
Lewis, Mityne D
At a glance
- Larger play-based family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 27, 20261 citation
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
- Apr 4, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 28, 20223 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Apr 25, 20194 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(b)(4)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
The state cited rules at 3 of this home's 4 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times split three ways: 37% had fewer, 21% the same, and 42% more (406 family homes).
How all 406 Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 406 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 413%
- 2 of 418%
- 3 of 421%This home
- All 442%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 27, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2019 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 28, 2022. Illinois DCFS does not publish whether it was made.
- Most serious
- Illinois DCFS does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.
Illinois DCFS cites each subsection of a rule separately, so one audit of a filing cabinet can produce ten citations. It publishes the rule’s title and a correction deadline, but no description of what was observed.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 27, 2026
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529712 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 28, 2022
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) through (1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) · 408.120(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529712 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 25, 2019
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(c) · 408.60(d)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected on site
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.105(b)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529712 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Sleep
- Infants follow an individualized feeding and sleep schedule set by the parent or adjusted by the infant
Closed
- Closed
- 13 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year's Eve/Day, Presidents Day, Pulaski Day, Good Friday, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day
How they teach
Play-based
“young children learn more when allowed to move at their own pace in a relaxed, yet, engaging environment”
Who cares for your child
Ms. Lewis (Owner/Director) since 2008.
18 years · Chicago-area median 16, among 26 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (773) 626-9280
- Address
- 1001 N Lorel Ave, Chicago, 60651
- Established
- 2008
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 ilovesweetpeas.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff ilovesweetpeas.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Sleep, Closed — Checked August 2026 ilovesweetpeas.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LEWIS, MITYNE D" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 529712).
- Website — Checked August 2026 ilovesweetpeas.com
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LEWIS, MITYNE D" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 529712).
- Established — Checked August 2026 ilovesweetpeas.com
Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.