Chicago · Licensed center
Lsj After School Center II
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 53 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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since July 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 26, 20264 citations
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Jun 24, 20256 citations
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(c)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n)
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)
Oct 1, 20245 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)
Jul 20, 20231 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times had the same: 59% of 117.
How all 117 Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 117 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None2%
- 1 of 44%
- 2 of 413%
- 3 of 422%
- All 459%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 26, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 10, 2026. 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.
Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 26, 2026
Nutrition and Meal Service
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p) through (2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p) · 407.330(p)(1) · 407.330(p)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 612152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · June 24, 2025
Application for License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(7) through (c) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(7) · 407.50(c)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · Violation substantiated
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 612152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · October 1, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 612152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 20, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 612152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
How they teach
Play-based
“Where children learn through play, exploration, and hands-on activities.”
Who cares for your child
Ms. Vicky (Assistant Teacher (Rainbow Room)) since 2016, Janeth Arrieta (Director) since 2018 and Ms. Darina (Lead Teacher (Sunshine Room)) since 2018.
10 years · Chicago-area median 16, among 26 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (773) 780-7700
- Address
- 3324 S Archer Ave Unit C, Chicago, 60608
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsjourney.com
Who cares for your child
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
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 "LSJ AFTER SCHOOL CENTER II" under Provider Name and 60608 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 612152).
- Website — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsjourney.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 "LSJ AFTER SCHOOL CENTER II" under Provider Name and 60608 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 612152).
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.