Chicago · Licensed family home

Lewis, Mityne D

A play-based family home in Chicago, licensed for up to 12 children. Ms. Lewis (Owner/Director) has been there since 2008. The state cited something at 3 of 4 routine visits (Chicago-area family homes: about 4 in 5).

How they teach

Play-based

“young children learn more when allowed to move at their own pace in a relaxed, yet, engaging environment”In their words. ilovesweetpeas.com, August 2026

One of 70 Chicago-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Ms. Lewis (Owner/Director) since 2008.

Of 5,346 Chicago-area providers, 27 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 3 of 4 cited something

Across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
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 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

Details

Phone
7736269280
Website
ilovesweetpeas.com
Address
1001 N Lorel Ave
License
license issued (il)
Established
2008

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

State record

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Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. 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
  • Established — Checked August 2026 · ilovesweetpeas.com