A day care center may operate for 24 hours or longer and may provide care for a child for a period of up to 12 hours if the parent or guardian of the child is employed in a position that requires regularly scheduled shifts and a 10-hour period elapses between day care visits. The Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this Section.
225 ILCS 10/5.12
Day care centers operating hours
Known as the Child Care Act
The act spans §§ 225-10-1 to 225-10-9-2 (131 sections).
P.A. 103-952, eff. 1-1-25.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.