Licensed child care centers FY2008
Centers licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). DCFS uses the term "day care center." DCFS provides the following definition:
"Day care center" means any child care facility which regularly provides day care for less than 24 hours per day for more than 8 children in a family home or more than 3 children in a facility other than a family home, including senior citizen buildings.
DCFS describes several types of centers that are not included in its definition of day care center. A list of these types is provided in Section 377.2 of document Part 377. FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS EXEMPT FROM LICENSING. (See link below.)
Source of definition: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
Definitions provided in Section 377.2 of document Part 377. FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS EXEMPT FROM LICENSING.
Date of definition: June 2008
Note: For additional information on DCFS's definition of day care centers, see DCFS / Day Care and Early Childhood; and Section 2.09, Definition of Day Care Center, in DCFS's Child Care Act Study Guide.
Note: Child care centers serve families and children from 6 weeks old up to 13 years of age.
Licensed child care centers FY2008, Number of sites
The number of child care centers licensed by DCFS in a geographic area (for example, state or county)
Source of data: Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Date of data: June 2008 (FY 2008)
Geographic region: These data are available by state, county, township, IL house district, IL Senate district, ISBE region, IDHS region, municipality, ZIP code.
Note: The centers included are those whose regulation status is "regulated/licensed" and whose center type is "Child Care Center," "CCC Park/Recreation only," or "Preschool."
Note: Centers that served no children were not counted in the number of sites.
Note: Centers that served “summer only” were not counted in the number of sites.
Licensed child care centers FY2008, Total capacity across sessions 0 and 1 year
Source of data: Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Date of data: June 2008 (FY2008)
Geographic region: These data are available by state, county, township, IL house district, IL Senate district, ISBE region, IDHS region, municipality, ZIP code.
Note: The “individual sessions” included in this count are: (1) Day; (2) Session 1; and (3) Session 2.
- Among “Day” sessions, approximately 99% of sessions accept children “full-time” or “both full-time and part-time.”
- Among “Session 1” sessions, approximately 76% of sessions accept children “part-time”; and approximately 90% of sessions accept children “part-time” or “both part-time and full-time.”
- Among “Session 2” sessions, approximately 93% of sessions accept children “part-time”; and approximately 97% of sessions accept children “part-time” or “both part-time and full-time.”
Note: The age groups included in this total capacity are: (1) Infant, 6 weeks - 14 months; and (2) Toddler, 15 weeks - 23 months. Licensed child care centers do not serve children younger than 6 weeks of age.
Note: The total capacity across all the shifts (or sessions) operated by a child care center may be greater than the total licensed capacity at any one time for the child care center. For example, a child care center that is licensed to serve 20 children at any one time may serve 20 children in one all-day session (for a total of 20 children). Alternately, the child care center may serve 20 children in each of two half-day sessions (for a total of 40 children).
Note: INCCRRA notes that, due to data reporting processes, some sessions may not be included in the data. Therefore the total licensed capacity reported here may not be identical to the true total licensed capacity. INCCRRA collects these data for purposes of parental referral, rather than for the specific purposes of the design of IECAM.
Licensed child care centers FY2008, Total capacity across sessions 2 years
Source of data: Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Date of data: June 2008 (FY2008)
Geographic region: These data are available by state, county, township, IL house district, IL Senate district, ISBE region, IDHS region, municipality, ZIP code.
Note: The “individual sessions” included in this count are: (1) Day; (2) Session 1; and (3) Session 2.
- Among “Day” sessions, approximately 99% of sessions accept children “full-time” or “both full-time and part-time.”
- Among “Session 1” sessions, approximately 76% of sessions accept children “part-time”; and approximately 90% of sessions accept children “part-time” or “both part-time and full-time.”
- Among “Session 2” sessions, approximately 93% of sessions accept children “part-time”; and approximately 97% of sessions accept children “part-time” or “both part-time and full-time.”
Note: The age group included in this total capacity is: Toddler, 24 - 35 months.
Note: The total capacity across all the shifts (or sessions) operated by a child care center may be greater than the total licensed capacity at any one time for the child care center. For example, a child care center that is licensed to serve 20 children at any one time may serve 20 children in one all-day session (for a total of 20 children). Alternately, the child care center may serve 20 children in each of two half-day sessions (for a total of 40 children).
Note: INCCRRA notes that, due to data reporting processes, some sessions may not be included in the data. Therefore the total licensed capacity reported here may not be identical to the true total licensed capacity. INCCRRA collects these data for purposes of parental referral, rather than for the specific purposes of the design of IECAM.
Licensed child care centers FY2008, Total capacity across sessions 3-4 years (and 5-K)
Source of data: Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Date of data: June 2008 (FY2008)
Geographic region: These data are available by state, county, township, IL house district, IL Senate district, ISBE region, IDHS region, municipality, ZIP code.
Note: The “individual sessions” included in this count are: (1) Day; (2) Session 1; and (3) Session 2.
- Among “Day” sessions, approximately 99% of sessions accept children “full-time” or “both full-time and part-time.”
- Among “Session 1” sessions, approximately 76% of sessions accept children “part-time”; and approximately 90% of sessions accept children “part-time” or “both part-time and full-time.”
- Among “Session 2” sessions, approximately 93% of sessions accept children “part-time”; and approximately 97% of sessions accept children “part-time” or “both part-time and full-time.”
Note: The age groups included in this total capacity are: (1) Preschool, 3 to 4 years (i.e., 36 months up to but not including 60 months); (2) Preschool, 5 years to K (i.e., 60 months up to but not including 72 months; may include some kindergartners).
Note: The total capacity across all the shifts (or sessions) operated by a child care center may be greater than the total licensed capacity at any one time for the child care center. For example, a child care center that is licensed to serve 20 children at any one time may serve 20 children in one all-day session (for a total of 20 children). Alternately, the child care center may serve 20 children in each of two half-day sessions (for a total of 40 children).
Note: INCCRRA notes that, due to data reporting processes, some sessions may not be included in the data. Therefore the total licensed capacity reported here may not be identical to the true total licensed capacity. INCCRRA collects these data for purposes of parental referral, rather than for the specific purposes of the design of IECAM.
Licensed child care centers FY2008, Total licensed capacity
Source of data: Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Date of data: June 2008 (FY2008)
Geographic region: These data are available by state, county, township, IL house district, IL Senate district, ISBE region, IDHS region, municipality, ZIP code.
Note: The total licensed capacity at any one time for a child care center may be less than the total capacity across all the shifts (or sessions) operated by the child care center. For example, a child care center that is licensed to serve 20 children at any one time may serve 20 children in one all-day session (for a total of 20 children). Alternately, the child care center may serve 20 children in each of two half-day sessions (for a total of 40 children).
Note: Total licensed capacity is not the same as enrollment. The number of children enrolled may be less than the total licensed capacity.
Note: This number reflects total capacity for all children 0 through 5. For total capacity by children 0 and 1; by children 2; and by children 3, 4, and 5, see “Total capacity across sessions 0 and 1 year,” “Total capacity across sessions 2 years,” and “Total capacity across sessions 3 and 4 years (and 5 to K).”
Note: INCCRRA notes that data for some centers are not included. Therefore, the total capacity reported here may not be identical to the true total capacity. INCCRRA collects these data for purposes of parental referral, rather than for the specific purposes of the design of IECAM.