TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SUBCHAPTER e: REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE PART 407 LICENSING STANDARDS FOR DAY CARE CENTERS The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part Section 407.1 Purpose (Repealed) Section 407.2 Definitions (Repealed) Section 407.3 Effective Date of Standards (Repealed) Section 407.4 Application for License (Repealed) Section 407.5 Application for Renewal of License (Repealed) Section 407.6 Provisions Pertaining to the License (Repealed) Section 407.7 Provisions Pertaining to Permits (Repealed) Section 407.8 Organization and Administration (Repealed) Section 407.9 Finances (Repealed) Section 407.10 General Requirements for Personnel (Repealed) Section 407.11 Child Care Director (Repealed) Section 407.12 Child Care Workers and Group Workers (Repealed) Section 407.13 Child Care Assistants (Repealed) Section 407.14 Use of Students (Repealed) Section 407.15 Service Staff (Repealed) Section 407.16 Substitutes and Volunteers (Repealed) Section 407.17 Background Inquiry (Repealed) Section 407.18 Admission and Discharge Procedures (Repealed) Section 407.19 Discipline (Repealed) Section 407.20 Personal Care and Hygiene (Repealed) Section 407.21 Program (Repealed) Section 407.22 Equipment and Materials (Repealed) Section 407.23 Grouping and Staffing (Repealed) Section 407.24 Nutrition (Repealed) Section 407.25 Night Care (Repealed) Section 407.26 Children with Special Needs (Repealed) Section 407.27 Infants and Toddlers (Repealed) Section 407.28 School-Age Children (Repealed) Section 407.29 Health Requirements for Children (Repealed) Section 407.30 Transportation (Repealed) Section 407.31 Plant and Equipment (Repealed) Section 407.32 Records and Reports (Repealed) Section 407.33 Confidentiality of Records and Information (Repealed) Section 407.34 Records Retention (Repealed) Section 407.35 Severability of This Part (Renumbered) SUBPART A: INTRODUCTION, DEFINITIONS, AND APPLICABILITY Section 407.40 Purpose and Applicability Section 407.45 Definitions SUBPART B: PERMITS AND LICENSES Section 407.50 Application for License Section 407.55 Application for Renewal of License Section 407.60 Provisions Pertaining to the License Section 407.65 Provisions Pertaining to Permits SUBPART C: ADMINISTRATION Section 407.70 Organization and Administration Section 407.80 Confidentiality of Records and Information SUBPART D: STAFFING Section 407.90 Staffing Structure Section 407.100 General Requirements for Personnel Section 407.110 Background Checks for Personnel Section 407.120 Personnel Records Section 407.130 Qualifications for Child Care Director Section 407.140 Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers Section 407.150 Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Worker Assistants Section 407.160 Students and Youth Aides Section 407.170 Substitutes Section 407.180 Volunteers Section 407.190 Grouping and Staffing SUBPART E: PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Section 407.200 Program Requirements for All Ages Section 407.210 Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers Section 407.220 Special Requirements for School-Age Children Section 407.230 Intergenerational Programs Section 407.240 Evening, Night, Weekend, and Holiday Care SUBPART F: STRUCTURE AND SAFETY Section 407.250 Enrollment and Discharge Procedures Section 407.260 Daily Arrival and Departure of Children Section 407.270 Guidance and Discipline Section 407.280 Transportation Section 407.290 Swimming and Wading Section 407.300 Animals SUBPART G: HEALTH AND HYGIENE Section 407.310 Health Requirements for Children Section 407.320 Hand Washing Section 407.330 Nutrition and Meal Service Section 407.340 Diapering and Toileting Procedures Section 407.350 Napping and Sleeping Section 407.360 Medications SUBPART H: FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT Section 407.370 Physical Plant/Indoor Space Section 407.380 Equipment and Materials Section 407.390 Outdoor Play Area SUBPART I: SEVERABILITY OF THIS PART Section 407.400 Severability of This Part Section 407.APPENDIX A Equipment for Infants and Toddlers Section 407.APPENDIX B Equipment for Preschool Children Section 407.APPENDIX C Equipment for School-Age Children Section 407.APPENDIX D Infant Daily Food Requirements Section 407.APPENDIX E Meal Patterns and Serving Sizes for Child Care Programs Section 407.APPENDIX F Resource Reference List Section 407.APPENDIX G Early Childhood Teacher Credentialing Programs Section 407. APPENDIX H Playground Surfacing & Critical Height

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Child Care Act of 1969 [225 ILCS 10] and the Children's Product Safety Act [430 ILCS 125].

SOURCE: Adopted and codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 9215, effective August 15, 1983; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 8713, effective June 15, 1984; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 24937, effective January 1, 1985; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 7597, effective April 30, 1992; emergency amendment at 20 Ill. Reg. 11366, effective August 1, 1996, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired December 28, 1996; amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 923, effective January 15, 1997; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 1728, effective January 1, 1998; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 17036, effective November 1, 2000; amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 3011, effective February 15, 2004; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 4502, effective March 15, 2005; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 4700, effective March 22, 2010; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13076, effective August 15, 2012; amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 17293, effective August 1, 2014; emergency amendment at 42 Ill. Reg. 8555, effective May 9, 2018, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired October 5, 2018; amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 224, effective January 1, 2019; emergency amendment at 44 Ill. Reg. 5734, effective March 20, 2020, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired August 16, 2020; emergency amendment at 44 Ill. Reg. 10170, effective May 29, 2020, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency amendment to emergency rule at 44 Ill. Reg. 11079, effective June 12, 2020, for the remainder of the 150 days; emergency amendment to emergency rule at 44 Ill. Reg. 11577, effective June 24, 2020, for the remainder of the 150 days; emergency rule effective May 29, 2020, as amended June 12, 2020 and June 24, 2020, expired October 25, 2020; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 16138, effective September 18, 2020; emergency amendment at 47 Ill. Reg. 8756, effective June 2, 2023, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency amendment to Section 407.90(e)(3)(A) and (e)(3)(B)(i), (ii) and (iii) suspended and emergency amendment to Section 407.90(e)(3) and (e)(3)(B) and Section 407.190(f) suspended in part at 47 Ill. Reg. 11836, effective July 18, 2023; emergency expired October 29, 2023; amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 15896, effective October 30, 2023.