Illinois Code § 4.01
Illinois Code § 4.01. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4.01.
License requirement; application; notice; Department of Early Childhood. (a) Any person, group of persons or corporation who or which receives children or arranges for care of one or more children unrelated to the operator must apply for a license to operate one of the types of facilities defined in Sections 2.09, 2.18, and 2.20. (b) Application for a license to operate a day care center, day care home, or group day care home must be made to the Department of Early Childhood in the manner and on forms prescribed by it. (c) If, upon examination of the facility and investigation of persons responsible for care of children, the Department of Early Childhood is satisfied that the facility and responsible persons reasonably meet standards prescribed for the type of facility for which application is made, it shall issue a license in proper form, designating on that license the type of child care facility and the number of children to be served at any one time. (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 4.01
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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