Chicago · Licensed center

Lets Play Archer Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 8 licensing inspections since May 2023.

Of the 126 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 17% had rules cited at 7 of them, as this center did. 37% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Feb 17, 2026No rules cited
Feb 4, 20261 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Sep 16, 20251 citation

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)

Jan 28, 202510 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)

6 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

Oct 8, 20246 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5)

2 more from this inspection

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)

Jan 23, 20247 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

3 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Jun 28, 20239 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

5 more from this inspection

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Volunteers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

May 15, 202315 citations

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

11 more from this inspection

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
February 17, 2026
On file
8 visits since May 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 4, 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.

Feb 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 4, 2026

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 616418 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 16, 2025

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 616418 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · January 28, 2025

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)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · 407.370(p)(3)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 616418 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · October 8, 2024

Personnel Records

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · 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 616418 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 23, 2024

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)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(8) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(8)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(l)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 616418 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2023

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Volunteers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · 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)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 616418 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · May 15, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Repeat violation · Violation corrected

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(f)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Repeat violation

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Repeat violation

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Repeat violation

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Repeat violation

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 616418 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

7739126749

Address
5334 S Archer Ave
License
license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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All checked August 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LETS PLAY ARCHER INC" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 616418).

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.