I live in Chicago and I'm interested in turning my home in to a child
care center.  I currently have a license for a home day care.  I want
to move and dedicate the entire home to a center.

I have a finished basement with a total of 320 Square feet with no
bathroom.  The basement has a door that leads outside.  I have
additional floors.  The first floor has 1/2 bath kitchen(8x10),
Dinning room(13x11) and a Living room (13x18).  The second floor has 3
rooms (13x18), (10x11), (10x13) and a full bath. I have a back yard
that's 32X21.  I have ample street parking.  My zip code is 60617.

I would like to know if and how I would go about getting my business
licensed as a center opposed to a home based day care with the city
and state.  What improvements I would need and what staffing
requirements I have to have.  I also would like to know the
mix/capacity of children my home could accomadate based on the above
discription.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 01 Sep 2005 18:23 PDT

Hello chuckbalkn-ga,

Have you checked whether the location has the appropriate zoning for
this conversion from a private home to a business facility or school?
Thanks.

~ czh ~