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THE PLAY PIN

4753-4759 W WASHINGTON BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60644 · Daycare Above and Under 2 Years

Inspection summary

THE PLAY PIN has been inspected 14 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since July 24, 2018. The most recent inspection, on March 12, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

2 of 14 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Food temperature control and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people in care. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly make someone sick, and they matter more here because young children, older adults and people who are unwell are more vulnerable to infection.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hand hygiene is the most important way to stop germs spreading between children, residents and staff. Inspectors check that sinks are stocked and easy to reach, that staff wash their hands when required (for example after diapering or before handling food), and that sick staff stay away from work.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 11, 2023. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 19, 2020. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 25, 2024. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 19, 2020. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 24 times across 11 separate inspections, most recently on March 12, 2026. For example: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

14 inspections

  1. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED VENTILATION FAN NOT OPERABLE IN BOYS' WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR VENTILATION FAN AND MAINTAIN.
  2. License

    2 infractions

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED PIPING UNDER SINK IN BOYS TOILET ROOM LEAKING AND DRIPPING ON TO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 5-501.17 A CLOSED GARBAGE CAN IS NEEDED IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  4. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION... ON THE FLOOR IN THE BABY ROOM, STORAGE IS SCATTERED BEHIND THE DOOR; INSIDE THE BOILER ROOM, WHERE BEDS ARE STORED SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR AND TOP OF TOTES; AND ON THE FLOOR IN THE OFFICE SPACE NEAR CABINETS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE ON-PREMISE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • A CLOSED GARBAGE CAN IS NEEDED IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED SOILED MOP STORED INSIDE MOP BUCKET IN UNUSED TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO HANG DRY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  5. License Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  6. License

    3 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT KIDS GIRLS BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 80.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE AND LITTER ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER CLEANED AROUND THE DUMPSTER WHILE I WAS DOING MY REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B).
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  7. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT VALID CERTIFICATION.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATION ON SITE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED BLACK CRATES BEING USED TO HOLD WARMING UNIT IN THE KITCHEN NEXT TO THE REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CRATES AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING OR STAND FOR SAFETY AND EASE OF CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE FLOOR IN THAT AREA.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE CABINET ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE COUNTER BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE HEATING AND A/C VENT FILTER HANGING LOOSE FROM THE CEILING IN THE TODDLER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSPECT, SECURE AND REPAIR AS NEEDED FOR SAFETY REASONS AND POSSIBLE PREVENTION OF POSSIBLE PEST OR INSECT HARBORING.
  8. Canvass

    0 infractions

  9. License

    3 infractions

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED A BROKEN HANDLE ON THE BOTTOM CABINET DOOR IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED CLASSROOM B IN THE CLOSET. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  10. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE AND/OR POSTED OF A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. THE DIRECTOR PROVIDED PASSED EXAM CERTIFICATE FROM SERVSAFE DATED 8/14/2018 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AND PERSON BE PRESENT WHILE SERVING AND PREPPING TCS FOODS SUCH AS MILK. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE INFANT REFRIGERTOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN THE INFANT REFRIGERATOR.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REFRIGERATOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE JANITOR CLOSET. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN CLASSROOM A ON THE RIGHT SIDE , CLASSROOM C, AND THE INFANT ROOM NEAR THE VENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB ON THE CEILING IN CLASSROOM A NEAR THE FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
  11. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY/SITE AT THIS TIME WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS MILK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT A CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER HAS TO BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOORS NEED CLEANING THROUGH OUT PREMISES ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
  12. License Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • - NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • - NO WRITTEN CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES AVAILABLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  13. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  14. License

    14 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROCEDURE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION NO CITATION ISSUED)
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL PROCEDURE POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION NO CITATION ISSUED)
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED REFRIGERATOR NOT CONNECTED AND AT 41.0F. MUST CONNECT AND MAINTAIN AT 41.0F.MUST PROVIDE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT FOR CATERED FOODS AND MAINTAIN AT 135.0F OR ABOVE.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR REFRIGERATOR IN PREP AREA.
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • MUST PROVIDE A PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPERATURES.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH RECEIPT OF SERVICE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE COUNTER TOP AND LOWER CABINET SHELF AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK THAT IS IN POOR REPAIR AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILIY CLEANABLE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN WINDOW SILLS IN ALL CLASSROOMS.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • MUST PROVIDE A LETTER FROM THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR SHARED USAGE OF OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES IN PREP AREA AND NEAR MOPSINK,STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL CLASSROOMS,GAPS AT WALL OUTLETS IN PREP AREA.

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