Chicago · Licensed center

Lsj After School Center II

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since July 2023.

Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 59% had rules cited at all 4, as this center did. 2% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Jun 26, 20264 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(2)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Jun 24, 20256 citations

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(7)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(c)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n)

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)

Oct 1, 20245 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jul 20, 20231 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

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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.

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

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.

Of 5,339 Chicago-area providers, 26 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.

Details

7737807700

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

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State record

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

Details

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.