ILLINOIS REGISTER 7867
09
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS
notifies a person that the Department has determined that there is credible
evidence that he or she is responsible for the child abuse or neglect described in
that document.
"Caregiver" means the child's parents, guardian, custodian or relative with whom
the child lives and who has primary responsibility for the care and supervision of
the child.
"Child" means any person under the age of 18 years, unless legally emancipated
by reason of marriage or entry into a branch of the United States armed services.
"Child care facility" means any person, group of persons, agency, association or
organization, whether established for gain or otherwise, who or which receives or
arranges for care or placement of one or more children, unrelated to the operator
of the facility, apart from the parents, with or without the transfer of the right of
custody in any facility as defined in the Child Care Act of 1969, established and
maintained for the care of children. Child care facility includes a relative who is
licensed as a foster family home under Section 4 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
[225 ILCS 10/2.05]
"Child care worker" means any person who is employed to work directly with
children and any person who is an owner/operator of a child care facility,
regardless of whether the facility is licensed by the Department. Child care
facilities, for purposes of this definition, include child care institutions; child
welfare agencies; day care/night care centers; day care/night care homes; day
care/night care group day care homes; group homes; hospitals or health care
facilities; schools, including school teachers and administrators, but not tenured
school teachers or administrators who have other disciplinary processes available
to them; and before and after school programs, recreational programs and summer
camps. "Child care worker" also means persons employed as full-time nannies. A
child care worker may, at his or her discretion, be subject to this Part if alleged to
be responsible for child abuse or neglect outside of his or her employment. "Child
care worker" includes a person: currently employed as a child care worker;
currently enrolled in an academic program that leads to a position as a child care
worker; or who has applied for a license required for a child care worker position.
A person will be considered to be "employed as a child care worker" under this
Part if, at the time of the notice of the investigation, he or she: has applied for, or
will apply within 180 days for, a position as a child care worker; is enrolled in, or
will commence within 180 days, an academic program that leads to a position as a
