Home child care in Illinois is licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Child Care Act of 1969, not by Peoria County. Caring for three or fewer children beyond your own is generally exempt; above that, a Day Care Home license is required.
Home child care in Illinois is licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Child Care Act of 1969 (225 ILCS 10), not by Peoria County. Caring for three or fewer children, beyond the provider's own, is generally exempt; above that, a Day Care Home license is required, allowing up to 12 children including the provider's own under age 12, with a Group Day Care Home license for larger numbers. Licensing brings background checks, a home inspection, training, and ratio rules. Zoning still applies locally: the City of Peoria, the smaller municipalities, and Peoria County treat a licensed day care home as a residential use, though larger operations may need a special-use permit.
Operating a home over the exempt three-child threshold without a DCFS license can bring an order to stop and penalties; local zoning violations are enforced by the city, municipality, or county.
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