Early care and education centers operating hours

(225 ILCS 10/5.12)     Sec. 5.12. Early care and education centers operating hours. An early care and education center may operate for 24 hours or longer and may provide care for a child for a period of up to 12 hours if the parent or guardian of the child is employed in a position that requires regularly scheduled shifts and an 8-hour period elapses between early care and education visits. The Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this Section. (Source: P.A. 103-952, eff. 1-1-25; 104-480, eff. 7-1-26.)