Keyword: Child Care Regulations
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Quality in Early Childhood Education
This Q&A explains how quality is measured for early childhood education, what the Quality Rating & Improvement System (QRIS) is, and how program or school accreditation relates to quality.
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Play Time
Young children are learning that sometimes, sharing toys and supplies is not helpful. Adults can support them with simple explanations, visual supports, and practice.
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs
Young children are learning the importance of clean hands and clean environments. Adults can support them with simple explanations, visual supports, and practice.
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Face Coverings
Young children are learning to wear face coverings and to see others wearing them. Adults can support them with simple explanations, visual supports, and practice.
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Physical Distancing
Young children are learning to sit or stand six 6 feet apart from each other, when possible. Adults can support them with simple explanations, visual supports, and practice.
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Getting Your Child Ready to Return to Childcare
Along with most states in the country, Illinois experienced a shelter-in-place order for several weeks and then started a phased reopening. For many families, this meant their young children did not attend childcare or preschool programs for an extended period of time. If they did keep attending childcare, practices at their childcare centers likely changed.
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Returning to Childcare During COVID-19
Families returning to childcare during the COVID-19 situation may have many questions and concerns.
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Illinois Organizations
Organizations serving Illinois
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Household Safety: Poisons and Other Hazards
This list contains a variety of resources associated with keeping your home safe for young children.
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Starting a Childcare Center in Illinois
Starting a child care center offers an opportunity to positively impact the lives of young children and their families in your community. Before you start caring for young children, there are many things to consider.
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When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?
Here are the minimum state requirements. Your center’s standards may be more stringent.
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Too Sick to Go to Child Care?
Do you wonder if your child is too sick to go to preschool or child care? Here are some things to keep in mind.
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Starting a Family Childcare Program in Illinois
This Q&A offers strategies and suggestions for starting a family childcare program in Illinois