Chicago · Licensed center

Lsj After School Center II

What these mean, and where they come from

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.

How they teach

Play-based

“Where children learn through play, exploration, and hands-on activities.”In their words, August 2026.littlescholarsjourney.com

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. Vicky (Assistant Teacher (Rainbow Room)) since 2016, Janeth Arrieta (Director) since 2018 and Ms. Darina (Lead Teacher (Sunshine Room)) since 2018. Eighteen other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

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.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 4 of 4 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine 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
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 the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

7737807700

Website
littlescholarsjourney.com
Address
3324 S Archer Ave Unit C
License
license issued (il)

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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 "LSJ AFTER SCHOOL CENTER II" under Provider Name and 60608 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 612152).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsjourney.com