Part 406 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR DAY CARE HOMES

  1. § 406.1 - Purpose
  2. § 406.2 - Definitions
  3. § 406.3 - Effective Date of Standards (Repealed)
  4. § 406.4 - Application for License
  5. § 406.5 - Application for Renewal of License
  6. § 406.6 - Provisions Pertaining to the License
  7. § 406.7 - Provisions Pertaining to Permits
  8. § 406.8 - General Requirements for Day Care Homes
  9. § 406.9 - Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
  10. § 406.10 - Qualifications for Assistants
  11. § 406.11 - Substitutes
  12. § 406.12 - Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  13. § 406.13 - Number and Ages of Children Served
  14. § 406.14 - Health, Medical Care and Safety
  15. § 406.15 - Guidance and Discipline
  16. § 406.16 - Activity Requirements
  17. § 406.17 - Nutrition and Meals
  18. § 406.18 - Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
  19. § 406.19 - Swimming
  20. § 406.20 - Children with Special Needs
  21. § 406.21 - School Age Children
  22. § 406.22 - Children Under 30 Months of Age
  23. § 406.23 - Night Care
  24. § 406.24 - Records and Reports
  25. § 406.25 - Confidentiality of Records and Information
  26. § 406.26 - Cooperation with the Department
  27. § 406.27 - Severability of This Part
  28. Appendix A - Meal Pattern Chart for Children 0 to 12 Months of Age, version 16
  29. Appendix B - Meal Pattern Chart for Children Over One Year of Age, version 10
  30. Appendix C - Background of Abuse, Neglect, or Criminal History Which May Prevent Licensure or Employment in a Day Care Home, version 3
  31. Appendix D - Pre-Service and In-Service Training, version 3
  32. Appendix E - List of Items for Fire Safety Inspection, version 2

Notes

Adopted and codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 7855, effective July 1, 1983; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 24951, effective January 1, 1985; amended at 9 Ill. Reg. 2454, effective March 1, 1985; emergency amendment at 15 Ill. Reg. 15088, effective October 8, 1991, for a maximum of 150 days; modified at 16 Ill. Reg. 2269; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 7602, effective April 30, 1992; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 5531, effective April 1, 1994; amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 2765, effective February 23, 1995; amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 4524, effective April 1, 1997; emergency amendment at 24 Ill. Reg. 4207, effective March 1, 2000, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired July 28, 2000; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 17047, effective November 1, 2000; amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5714, effective April 1, 2001; emergency amendment at 26 Ill. Reg. 13694, effective August 30, 2002, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired on January 26, 2003; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 19180, effective December 15, 2003; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 18280, effective November 13, 2006; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 9137, effective June 20, 2008; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 18358, effective December 15, 2010; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 4103, effective March 5, 2012; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13057, effective August 15, 2012; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13388, effective August 15, 2012; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 19127, effective November 30, 2013.

 Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 10769, effective 7/29/2016. Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 187, effective 1/1/2019. Emergency amendment at 44 Ill. Reg. 10161, effective 5/29/2020, for a maximum of 150 days. Emergency amendment to emergency rule at 44 Ill. Reg. 11070, effective 6/12/2020, for the remainder of the 150 days. Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 16116, effective 9/18/2020.

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Child Care Act of 1969 [225 ILCS 10], the Children's Product Safety Act [430 ILCS 125], Section 3 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act [325 ILCS 5], Sections 1 and 2 of the Facilities Requiring Smoke Detectors Act [425 ILCS 10], and Section 5 of the Missing Children Records Act [325 ILCS 50].

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