Illinois Child Care and Day Care Center Licensing and Insurance Regulations

On the Illinois Child Care and Day Care Center Licensing website, you can find answers to your questions about becoming a licensed child care provider, and what you’ll need to be to open a childcare or daycare center in Illinois.  You’ll find the applications as well as a technical assistance packet to help you run your child care or early childhood center.  There is a .pdf  that you can download that has the forms to begin the licensing process for your pre-school or child care center.

How can you grow business (and Families) for your Child Care Center?

The Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) is a statewide organization which — in partnership with its 16 partner Child Care Resources and Referral (CCR&R) agencies — is a recognized leader, catalyst and resource for making high quality, affordable early care and education options available for children and families in Illinois.

These agencies are a network of partners looking to support the highest quality of child care for all Illinois families. You can go to the their website and find resources close to you.  Get on their lists, make certain your information is current and up to date, and then parents can more easily find you.  CCR&Rs also provide child care providers with professional development opportunities in early care and education, mentoring, assistance with starting a child care business in Illinois, training on Illinois’s licensing rules, and regulations and guidance for operating a quality child care program.

When was the Last Time You Compared Quotes for Child Care Insurance?

While your focus is always on the children in your care, when did you last take a look at your overall insurance coverage(s)?  You’ve heard the saying, “Fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on insurance” haven’t you?  Well, it couldn’t  be more true than in the Illinois childcare insurance arena.  Center owners often by default, call their homeowner’s insurance agent, or their automobile insurance agent—and end up paying more than they would with specialized insurance programs. Child Care Insurance Professionals focuses entirely on providing innovative programs tailored to each center’s needs, and offers finance-fee-free, as well as interest-free options to its clients.  Go online and get a quote today.  You’ll be glad you did, and so will we.