If the children's service facility is a day care center and the licensee desires to provide night care at such facility, the following requirements shall apply:
(a) No licensee shall operate a day care center between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a night care privilege granted under this section;
(b) An application for a night care privilege may be filed with the Department as part of an initial or renewal application for a license under this chapter;
(c) In addition to the other requirements for a children's service facility license, every applicant for a night care privilege shall comply with the following:
(1) The State of Illinois' standards for "Evening, Night, Weekend, and Holiday Care", codified at 89 Ill. Adm. Code § 407.240;
(2) The State of Illinois' standards for "Napping and Sleeping", codified at 89 III. Adm. Code § 407.350;
(3) Any day care center required to provide a fire alarm system under Section 14X-5-504.6 shall either be directly connected to a City fire alarm box as provided in Section 14B-9-919 or connected to a central station service as provided in Section 14B-9-919 when operating between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. All day care centers located on a floor that is above or below ground level shall comply with the fire resistive separation requirements for institutional occupancies that are day care centers serving children under two years of age, as set forth in Chapter 14B-5;
(4) The exterior of all entrances and exits of the building in which the day care center is located shall be adequately lighted at all times;
(5) Every window of the day care center which is operable and which is located within 20 feet of ground level or within ten feet of an adjacent roof or within ten feet of an exterior stairway, fire escape, ramp, porch or other structure accessible from the ground level shall be (i) equipped with a lock which, when in a locked position, will prevent the window from being operated; and (ii) equipped with a motion detector or other detection device which sounds when the window is operated while in a locked position; and (iii) capable of being opened without a key from the inside of the building;
(6) All doors of the day care center used in connection with exits, as defined in Chapter 14B-2, shall comply with the hardware requirements set forth in Section 14X-5-505.8;
(7) Each door that permits direct access to the day care center shall be equipped with an alarm or other detection device that sounds whenever a locked door is opened;
(8) The emergency system and exit lighting system of the day care center shall comply with Title 14E of this Code;
(9) During the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., access to the day care center shall be permitted only from a single door which is equipped with a security system consisting of: (i) an intercom system that permits communication between an employee of the day care center located in a secure reception area and all persons seeking access to the center; and (ii) an electronic lock that is activated by a release button located within a secure reception area but can be opened manually from the inside of the center.
(d) The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection shall notify the Departments of Police, Fire, Health, Family and Support Services, and Buildings of the name and address of every children's service facility licensee who has been granted a night care privilege under this section.
(e) A night care privilege granted pursuant to this section shall be subject to suspension or revocation upon a finding that the children's service facility operating as a day care center is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 41; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 96; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-19, p. 100029, Art. II, § 32; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VII, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39543, Art. X, § 4)