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WGN Interview In case you missed it … Watch the video above to check out the interview with WGN about the staffing crisis in childcare and the 3 hour rule. DCFS shared examples of two times where violations had been issued to programs for assistants being left in the room, and there were negative outcomes…

HUGE WIN TODAY!!! By a vote of 11-0, JCAR has suspended the restrictions on the 3 hour emergency ruling leaving only what has been in place for the last 3 years. Please see the attached document from JCAR to see what has been removed. You can also hear the full meeting with JCAR and the…

During the summer months, ILDOCC spends our time planning for the upcoming year. This is when all of the prep work is completed to begin the plans for the next legislative session. It is also during this time that we begin to develop more relationships with legislators and other early childhood organizations to keep working…

During the recent JCAR meeting, DCFS shared that the 3 hour rule was never intended to be used with children under the age of 2 and that it is contradictory to language in the current 407 standards. We have spoken with members of JCAR on the phone and shared with them that programs have been…

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!! Today, the Joint Committee on Administrative Ruling (JCAR) held their June monthly meeting. On the agenda of the meeting today was discussion on the emergency ruling of the 3 hour rule and discussion on the complaint ILDOCC filed back in February against DCFS for operating outside of the official rule…

Please find attached a sample letter we are requesting you submit to your state legislators. This sample letter can be submitted by yourself, your staff, and families at your program. Copy and paste the letter into an email, and then you can edit in your name and program name to the letter. It is important…

FYI!! Many of you were in support of closing your programs for 3 hours in order to push back against the changes to the 3 hour rule that has rendered it useless. However, many of you expressed concerns about the short notice. For this reason, we are not going to implement that this Friday, June…

As we shared last Friday, DCFS has sent out notice to childcare providers with the emergency ruling that was filed of the 3-hour rule. This filing included a lot of additional restrictions in how the 3-hour rule can be utilized. This can be viewed using the link below. We have been working closely with our…

Please find attached below the notice to childcare providers in regards to the 3 hour rule. This was filed into emergency ruling effective today. Please pay careful attention to the new restrictions around this policy as they have changed quite a bit from the previous policy guidance. We are aware that these changes make this…

ILDOCC just came out of what has to be the most successful legislative session in our short history. While the results outlined below speak for themselves, its an example of what this organization has built over a short time in terms of grassroots power, legislative savvy, and development of additional legislative champions who are committed to…