Worker requirements
Must be at least 19 and have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED) and 60 semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university, including 6 semester hours in courses directly related to child care and/or child development (birth to 6 years) or 1 year (1560 clock hours) child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten or licensed day care center and 30 semester hours of credits from an accredited college or university, including 6 semester hours in courses directly related to child care and/or child development or a Child Development Associate credential.
Provider / Child Ratio
| Age Range | Ratio For Daycare Centers |
| Infants | (1:4) |
| Toddlers | (1:5) |
| 2 years | (1:8) |
| Preschool | (1:10) |
| School age | (1:20) |
| Mixed age group | ratio for youngest child in group |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| Maximum provider/child ratio is (1:12), which includes providers own children under age 12, and with no more than 6 children under age 5 and no more than 3 under 30 months; OR a school age group consisting of 8 school age children. | |
Department of Children & Family Services
Office of Licensing
406 E. Monroe Street, Station 60
Springfield, IL 62701-1498
Phone: 217-785-2688
Fax: 217-524-3347
Web site: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29734
Email: cfpolicy@idcfs.state.il.us
Licensing for day care homes
http://www.state.il.us/DCFS/docs/406.pdf
