# 23 Ill. Adm. Code 20090.2009.120: Section 2009.120 Records and Reports

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## Section

- **Citation:** 23 Ill. Adm. Code 20090.2009.120
- **Heading:** Section 2009.120 Records and Reports
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 23  /  / Part 20090  / Section 2009.120 Records and Reports

## Text

Section 408
TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER XI: DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
PART 2009 LICENSING STANDARDS FOR GROUP DAY CARE HOMES
SECTION 2009.120 RECORDS AND REPORTS
Section 2009.120  Records and
Reports
a)         A facility shall maintain a record file on the children enrolled.
1)         A written application for admission of each child shall be on
file with the signature of the parent or guardian.
2)         An alphabetic card file or register on each child shall be
maintained and shall include:
A)        Name, date of birth, and sex;
B)        Date of admission and discharge;
C)        Scheduled days and hours of care;
D)        Names of parents or guardians, home address and business
address and telephone numbers, marital status, and the working hours of the parents
or guardians;
E)        Name, address and telephone number of child's physician (or
other person designated by parents who object to medical treatment on religious
grounds);
F)         Names, addresses and telephone numbers of others authorized to
pick up the child;
G)        Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of others to contact
within the immediate area if parents or guardian cannot be contacted in case of
emergency; and
H)        Information regarding the child's personal development, habits,
medical needs, and other information critical to the child's well-being.
3)         There shall be signed consent forms from the parent or
guardian including:
A)        Permission for emergency medical care and treatment if the
parent is not readily available.
B)        Permission to administer medication, if applicable.
C)        Permission for someone other than parent or guardian to pick up
child if necessary.
D)        Visits, trips or excursions off the premises.
E)        Transportation provided by caregiver.
F)         Permission to use the facility's swimming pool, if applicable
edical care and treatment if the
parent is not readily available.
B)        Permission to administer medication, if applicable.
C)        Permission for someone other than parent or guardian to pick up
child if necessary.
D)        Visits, trips or excursions off the premises.
E)        Transportation provided by caregiver.
F)         Permission to use the facility's swimming pool, if applicable.
4)         Accidents or illnesses which have occurred to the child at the
facility shall be recorded in the file.  When a child is not permitted to
attend the facility because of an accident or illness, the date of readmission
to the facility shall be recorded.
5)         All required health and medical reports as required by Section
2009.70.
6)         A statement signed by the parents or guardian indicating
receipt of a summary of licensing standards and other materials as required by
subsection (c) shall be in the child's record file.
b)         A facility shall maintain accurate daily attendance records on
all children enrolled.  If a child attends on a part-time or irregular basis,
this shall be recorded in the attendance record.
c)         The facility shall distribute a summary of the licensing standards,
provided by the Department, to the parents or guardian of each child at the
time that the child is accepted for care in the facility.  In addition,
consumer information materials provided by the Department including, but not
limited to, information on reporting and prevention of child abuse and neglect
and preventing and reporting communicable disease, shall be distributed to the parents
or guardian of each child cared for when designated for such distribution by
the Department.  Each child's record shall contain a statement signed by the
child's parent or guardian, indicating that they have received a summary of
licensing standards and other materials designated by the Department for such
distribution
ng and reporting communicable disease, shall be distributed to the parents
or guardian of each child cared for when designated for such distribution by
the Department.  Each child's record shall contain a statement signed by the
child's parent or guardian, indicating that they have received a summary of
licensing standards and other materials designated by the Department for such
distribution.
d)         The group day care home shall enter in the child's record and
orally report immediately to the child's parent, guardian, and the Department
any serious occurrences involving children.  Oral reports shall be confirmed in
writing within 2 working days of the occurrence.  If the home is unable to contact
the parent, guardian or Department immediately, it shall document this fact in
the child's record.  These occurrences include serious accident or injury
requiring extensive medical care or hospitalization; death; arrest; alleged
abuse or neglect; major fire or other emergency situations.
e)         Suspected child abuse or neglect shall be reported immediately
to the Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline as required by the Abused and Neglected
Child Reporting Act.  The telephone number for the reporting hotline is
1-800-252-2873.
f)         The caregiver shall immediately notify the Department of the
death of any child at the facility; a child is missing from the group day care
home; any illness or injury of a child resulting in medical treatment or
hospitalization, and any known or suspected case or carrier or a reportable
contagious, infectious, or communicable disease among children, staff or members
of the household.
g)         The caregiver shall immediately notify the Department of any
natural disaster or other occurrence resulting in the loss of or damage to
physical plant or equipment required to operate the group day care home in
accordance with this Part
own or suspected case or carrier or a reportable
contagious, infectious, or communicable disease among children, staff or members
of the household.
g)         The caregiver shall immediately notify the Department of any
natural disaster or other occurrence resulting in the loss of or damage to
physical plant or equipment required to operate the group day care home in
accordance with this Part.
h)         Records shall be maintained on all staff and shall contain all
pertinent information relative to character, suitability, and qualifications
for the position; health; 3character references verified by the group day care
home; history of employment for the previous 5 years; date of employment by the
group day care home; and, if applicable, date and reasons for separation from
the day care home.
i)          The caregiver shall make available to staff a current and
complete copy of the licensing standards in a location readily accessible to
staff.  Further, the licensee shall maintain a record signed by staff
indicating that they have reviewed the licensing standards and any subsequent
changes to those standards provided to the licensee by the Department.  Records
documenting compliance with this requirement shall be maintained by the
licensee and available for licensing review.
j)          When
the licensed day care home is cited for one or more substantiated violations of
licensing standards by the supervising agency, the caregiver shall prominently
display in the home the list of violations and the corrective plan, on a form
provided by the supervising agency.  The caregiver shall keep the form posted
until a licensing representative has verified in writing that every violation
on that form has been corrected
cited for one or more substantiated violations of
licensing standards by the supervising agency, the caregiver shall prominently
display in the home the list of violations and the corrective plan, on a form
provided by the supervising agency.  The caregiver shall keep the form posted
until a licensing representative has verified in writing that every violation
on that form has been corrected.
k)         Each staff person shall sign a statement prescribed by the
Department acknowledging his or her status as a mandated reporter of child
abuse or neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and
acknowledging he or she has knowledge and understanding of the reporting
requirements under that Act.  Such statement shall be signed and dated by the
staff person prior to employment, and shall be maintained by the licensee.
l)          The facility shall maintain and submit reports on staff to
the Department on forms provided by the Department.
1)         An individual report on each new employee shall be filed with
the Department; a copy of this report shall be kept at the facility.
2)         All staff changes shall be reported to the Department
immediately.
3)         Copies of documentation of medical information, verification
of educational achievement, and character references of employees shall be
provided upon request by the Department.
m)        The facility shall promptly report any known or suspected case
or carrier of communicable disease to local health authorities, and shall
comply with the Illinois Department of Public Health's rules for the Control of
Communicable Diseases (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690).
n)         Authorized Department licensing representatives or other
Department representatives who have the Director's written authorization which
specifies the statutory authority or administrative rule under which the access
is granted shall have access to records and reports.  All persons who have
access to the records and reports shall respect their confidential nature
Ill. Adm. Code 690).
n)         Authorized Department licensing representatives or other
Department representatives who have the Director's written authorization which
specifies the statutory authority or administrative rule under which the access
is granted shall have access to records and reports.  All persons who have
access to the records and reports shall respect their confidential nature.
o)         A medical record for each child, on forms provided by the
Department, shall be maintained at the facility, dated no earlier than 6 months
prior to enrollment, and signed by the examining physician, an advance practice
nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician
that authorizes the advance practice nurse to perform health examinations, a
physician assistant who has been delegated the performance of health
examinations by the supervising physician; or the medical record is certified
by a recognized health facility.
p)         The licensee shall notify the supervising agency within one
week, in writing, of any changes to the household composition.  Changes that
require notification include the addition of any new person into the home, the
return of any former household member, or the departure of any household
member.
q)         The licensee shall keep a record of dates and hours worked by
the substitute caregiver while the licensee is absent from the group day care
home, as required in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 2009.55(a).
r)          The
licensee shall maintain records required for fire safety in accordance with
Section 2009.30. Fire safety records include monthly fire drill reports,
monthly fire safety inspections conducted by the licensee, and the log of daily
inspections by the licensee to ensure that exit routes are kept clear.

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