Chicago · Licensed center

The Play Pin Day Care

Small center, licensed for 35 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

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

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

What the state has found

Routine visits: 7 of 9 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 12, 2026
On file: 9 visits since June 2019 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 12, 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 18 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2026

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (6) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (d)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(3)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (3) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Rule cited again

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 5, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(8)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 21 findings

Monitoring visit · June 10, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(4)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(l)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b) · 407.350(j)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(4) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(4) · 407.360(e)

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(4) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(d) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 5, 2023

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7) · Violation corrected on site

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · Violation corrected on site

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · May 13, 2021

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1) · 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 27, 2019

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575389 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

7736885445

Address: 4753 W Washington Blvd # 59
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE PLAY PIN DAY CARE" under Provider Name and 60644 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 575389).