Health & Safety Requirements for License-exempt Centers
License-exempt Child Care Centers Accepting CCAP
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS, through the Division of Early Childhood (DEC)), partners with child care providers to serve families through the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). To ensure the health and safety of children, federal regulations require many providers who receive CCAP payments to complete orientation and annual training based on specific health and safety topics.
Who must complete the training?
- Director(s): Individual(s) who has primary responsibility for the daily operations and management of the center.
- Teachers: Includes lead teachers, teachers, teacher assistants, or teacher aides who are employed by a license-exempt child care center for compensation on a regular basis.
- Support Staff: Individuals who have responsibility in a classroom, working directly with children on a regular basis.
- Student workers, part-time employees, substitutes, migrant/seasonal/summer camp providers, and volunteers.
License-exempt child care center providers must complete all orientation trainings and enter them into their Gateways to Opportunity Registry within 90 days of approval for a CCAP family to continue to receive payment for any CCAP cases. All individuals listed above must be in compliance.
Providers who fail to complete Health and Safety Orientation Training requirements within 90 days of CCAP approval will be removed from all CCAP cases. No further CCAP payments will be made until all Health and Safety Orientation Training requirements are met.
Our Health & Safety Coach will schedule a visit to the child care environment to help ensure that the environment is safe and that health and safety items are in place/and or available.
Click on the guide to the right to learn more about health and safety training standards.
Sign up for a one-on-one consultation or training for becoming a licensed child care provider.
Contact Dawn Wiles, Recruitment & Retention Coordinator, at dwiles@salccc.org
