Schaumburg, IL Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)

03 makes it unlawful to operate a care providing facility, which includes daycare homes and daycare centers, without both a village business license from the village collector and the applicable state license from the Department of Children and Family Services or the Illinois Department of Public Health. 09 layers village-specific building-safety conditions onto daycare homes: rear yard fencing may be required when the rear yard sits next to a street, a body of water including a neighbor's private pool, or another hazardous condition; one ten-pound ABC fire extinguisher must be mounted on the main level used for daycare, three to five feet off the floor, at a spot the fire chief or designee approves; and wall-mounted, rechargeable battery emergency flashlights must be installed on every level and within fifteen feet of any room used to care for children, also mounted three to five feet high.

04, can enter at any reasonable time to check compliance, and can immediately suspend a license if access or records are refused. 01 that must be paid in full before license renewal. 08 requires DCFS background checks and bars anyone identified as a perpetrator of child abuse, neglect, or sexual abuse from contact with children in a daycare center, subject to a written rehabilitation exemption the village may grant except for violent felonies.