225 ILCS 10/15.1: Records; confidentiality; Department of Early Childhood.

Every early care and education center, early care and education home, and group early care and education home must keep and maintain such records as the Department of Early Childhood may prescribe pertaining to the admission, progress, health and discharge of children under the care of the early care and education center, early care and education home, or group early care and education home, and shall report relative thereto to the Department of Early Childhood whenever called for, upon forms prescribed by the Department of Early Childhood. All records regarding children and all facts learned about children and their relatives must be kept confidential both by the early care and education center, early care and education home, or group early care and education home and by the Department of Early Childhood.