Cicero · Licensed center

Let's Play Child Care Center

Medium center, licensed for 65 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 15 of its 18 licensing inspections since August 2010.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Mar 30, 20261 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)

Oct 10, 20257 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

3 more from this inspection

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Jun 12, 202513 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(l)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

9 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(9)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(1)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Oct 1, 20247 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

3 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)

Sep 13, 20234 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

Oct 26, 2022No rules cited

Aug 10, 20211 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

Mar 24, 2021No rules cited

Nov 7, 20194 citations

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Sep 27, 201913 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2)

9 more from this inspection

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

Sep 26, 201913 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

9 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

Apr 17, 20193 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(2)

Oct 24, 20182 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Aug 21, 2018No rules cited

Oct 7, 20153 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

Oct 1, 20134 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

Oct 7, 20102 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Aug 26, 20101 citation

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 30, 2026
On file: 18 visits since August 2010 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 1, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 30, 2026

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · October 10, 2025

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Rule cited again

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2025

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(9) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(9) · 407.250(i) · 407.250(l)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · 407.90(e)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 407.310(i)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · October 1, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 13, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2021

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(11)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · September 27, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(e)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(3) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(3) · 407.350(j)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (o)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(o)(2)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · 407.380(j)(5)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · September 26, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 through (c)(7) · Violation corrected

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

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) through (j) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) · 407.350(j)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (o)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(o)(2)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · 407.380(j)(5)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 17, 2019

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 407.310(i)(1) · 407.310(i)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 24, 2018

Personnel Records

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 1, 2013

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2010

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 26, 2010

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446075 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7087806710

Address: 6041 W 26th St
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LET'S PLAY CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60804 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 446075).
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LET'S PLAY CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60804 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 446075).

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.