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Bolingbrook adopts ordinance requiring village license and DCFS registration for home day cares
Summary
Ordinance 26-012 requires all home day care businesses in Bolingbrook to obtain a village business license, hold a DCFS license, provide proof of residency and comply with life-safety codes; the ordinance passed on a 5-0 roll call vote with one trustee absent.
Bolingbrook's board on March 24 passed Ordinance 26-012 to regulate and license home day care businesses operating within the village.
Under the ordinance, home day care operators must apply for and obtain a village business license, hold a valid license from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), provide proof of residency, and adhere to applicable life-safety codes. Trustee Jose Quintero moved passage of the ordinance and Trustee Michael T. Lawler seconded; the roll call vote was five yeas, zero nays, with Trustee Troy J. Doris absent.
Meeting materials state the ordinance is intended to identify and regulate home day care businesses so the village can verify licensing and safety compliance. The minutes do not list implementing rules, fees or an effective date beyond adoption at the meeting.
Next steps: staff will process business license applications consistent with the ordinance; the transcript does not specify enforcement timelines, license fees or grandfathering rules for existing providers.
