Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-4 § 7-4-075
Child care facilities must provide informational pamphlet (Chicago Lead-Bearing Substances Ordinance)
Operative Text
Each day care center, day care home, preschool, nursery school, kindergarten or other child care facility licensed or approved by the State of Illinois or the department, including such programs operated by a public school district, shall annually send or deliver to the parents or guardians of children six years and younger an informational pamphlet regarding awareness of lead poisoning. A pamphlet provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health for this purpose shall also be acceptable. (Added Coun. J. 12-13-06, p. 94902, § 1)
Under Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-4 § 7-4-075, any state-licensed or city-approved child care facility in Chicago—including day care centers, preschools, nursery schools, kindergartens, and public school programs—must send or deliver a lead-poisoning awareness pamphlet to parents or guardians of children six years old and younger at least once per year. The pamphlet produced by the Illinois Department of Public Health is explicitly recognized as a compliant option. This rule applies regardless of whether the facility is privately operated or run by a public school district.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators of child care facilities covered by Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-4 § 7-4-075 generally maintain compliance by distributing a lead-poisoning awareness pamphlet to the parents or guardians of every enrolled child aged six or younger on an annual basis. Using the pamphlet published by the Illinois Department of Public Health is a straightforward way to satisfy the content requirement. Compliant operators typically keep records of when and how the pamphlet was distributed each year to demonstrate adherence to the provision.
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Parents and guardians of children six and under who are enrolled in a Chicago child care facility covered by Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 7-4 § 7-4-075 are entitled to receive a lead-poisoning awareness pamphlet from that facility at least once a year. If a facility has not provided this material, parents or guardians may consider contacting the Chicago Department of Housing or another relevant city or state agency to report the gap, or reaching out to a tenant- or family-rights organization for general guidance. Awareness of this provision can also be useful context when communicating directly with a facility's administration about compliance.
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