Illinois Child Care Group Sizes and Ratios Restored to Pre-Pandemic Levels
News from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development: Group sizes and ratios have been returned to pre-pandemic levels for
Read moreNews from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development: Group sizes and ratios have been returned to pre-pandemic levels for
Read moreThis interactive story map explores how three Head Start programs in Illinois have responded to COVID-19 challenges.
Read moreThe Illinois General Assembly has passed HB2170, a bill designed to increase educational access and opportunities for students of color,
Read moreFrom the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD): “During this time as the nation continues to face challenges related
Read moreThe state has scheduled a town hall meeting on Friday, January 15, to discuss vaccine distribution for the early childhood
Read moreAs some Illinois schools move toward reopening this month, here’s a selection of updated resources available to guide that process.
Read moreGovernor Pritzker is directing additional funding to support child care providers that are part of the Child Care Assistance Program
Read moreCongress has passed a $900 billion end-of-the-year relief bill that includes $10 billion in funding to stabilize the child care
Read moreIECAM’s sister project here at the Early Childhood Collective at the University of Illinois is helping families across the state
Read moreThis countdown of the most popular IECAM resources over the past 12 months offers a glimpse of the interests and needs of the Illinois early childhood community during this difficult year.
Read moreA new national survey of more than 6,000 child care providers shows the depth of sacrifices they are making to
Read moreDuring a virtual town hall meeting this month, members of Governor Pritzker’s Early Childhood Funding Commission shared its emerging recommendations
Read moreIECAM has some exciting features coming in 2021—tools and resources that will make it even easier for you to access
Read moreIllinois Action for Children’s Sylvia Cotton Center for Research and Policy Innovation has released a policy agenda for ensuring racial,
Read moreOn November 20, 2020, the governor put the entire state under Tier 3 resurgence mitigations. For your convenience, we have
Read moreA new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center uses child care supply and parent choice data to calculate the number
Read moreHave you visited the Illinois Early Childhood Dashboard recently? IECAM is regularly adding new charts and maps to this resource!
Read moreHave you ever wondered what a child care program’s Circle of Quality level means, or how and why it has been awarded? This video and infographic lays out the basics of ExceleRate Illinois, a quality improvement and recognition program for early childhood settings.
Read moreAccording to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, an estimated 120,000 Illinois children were uninsured in
Read moreThe Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Education (GOECD) is providing a new infographic showing what we know so far about
Read moreFrom DCFS: In light of the extreme circumstances related to COVID-19 and the need to ensure that the health and
Read moreThe 2019 annual report of the Illinois Early Learning Council highlights the goals, accomplishments, and challenges of the council’s standing
Read morePolicy changes to Chicago’s school-based pre-k system resulted in greater equity in access to, and enrollment in, full-day, school-based pre-k,
Read moreA new report released by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago suggests that those concerned with the well-being of
Read moreJoin the Early Childhood Collective at the University of Illinois in taking a closer look at family engagement in early
Read moreTotal number of children that Head Start Programs in the state of Illinois are funded to enroll at any one
Read moreThe Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD), the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), the Department of Children and
Read moreA new report from Defending the Early Years (DEY) documents survey findings collected over summer 2020 on the topic of
Read moreThe education level (that is, highest level of schooling attained) of parents and mothers who are living with their children.
Read moreA new report from Child Care Aware of America features data, analysis, and stories about how COVID-19 has affected the
Read moreThis presentation offers an overview of data available on IECAM and then walks you through the process of finding and visualizing that data in order to better inform your community.
Read moreGovernor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) have announced that over $156 million in BIG funding has been provided to 4,686 child care providers across Illinois facing challenges as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreThe Sylvia Cotton Center for Research & Policy Innovation powered by Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) has released a special
Read moreThe Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at the The University of Texas at Austin’s Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Read moreOur updated interactive map shows early care and education services sites for the state of Illinois based on 2019 data
Read moreIn recent months, the national media has been reporting on the devastating effects the COVID pandemic has had on child care programs. Are these same effects being felt here in Central Illinois?
Read moreThe Illinois Department of Human Services has released its latest (2019) Illinois Child Care Assistance Program Report. Information in this
Read moreThe Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development, in partnership with home visiting funders and the Executive Committee of the Home
Read moreA new report released by the Urban Institute explores how the economic challenges surrounding the COVID-19 crisis are disproportionately affecting
Read moreNow available on IECAM’s online database — the latest data (2019) for the following early childhood services and programs in
Read moreThe Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has released the third year of data for the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey
Read moreThe Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released a Guidance for Pre-K-12 Schools and Day Care Programs for Addressing
Read moreThis map shows early care and education services sites for the state of Illinois based on the most recent data available.
Read moreThe Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has released a Restore Illinois Licensed Day Care Guidance and License Exempt
Read moreMore August news from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) &
Read moreNews from the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development: The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has issued a FAQ for its Early Intervention (EI) Plan for Resuming In-Person Services.
Read moreOn July 29th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Child Care is Essential Act, which creates a $50 billion
Read moreIECAM receives its data from a variety of state and federal data sources. Typically, we have the data at least
Read moreGov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) recently announced $270 million in funding to help child
Read moreThe Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has released recommendations to educators for implementing in-person, blended, and/or remote learning during
Read moreThe Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of Early Intervention, has released a plan for resuming in-person meetings and services,
Read moreThe Illinois State Board of Education has released a FAQ for Early Childhood Block Grant Program Grantees on the transition
Read moreCommunicate issues that are important to your community through visualizations! These instructions will walk you through the three-step process of transforming your IECAM data into a chart using Excel.
Read moreA new survey by The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) found more than 40% of the nation’s child
Read moreThis week Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that public schools across the state will receive $108.5 million from the governor’s emergency
Read moreOur infographic laying out age eligibility, funding streams, and administering agencies for the range of publicly funded early childhood programs
Read moreIllinois early childhood expert Dr. Rebecca Swartz responds to a recent Hechinger Report article that lays out five early care and education problems brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreThe Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD) has put together a document of racial equity resources in order to
Read moreThe Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have released a guidance for
Read moreThe Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois has assembled interdisciplinary faculty expert task forces from
Read moreApplications for the final round of funding of the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund are now available.
Read moreIECAM has been working with the Child Find Project in Illinois to develop maps based on collected data. These data
Read moreVoices for Illinois Children has released a 2020 Illinois KIDS COUNT report that looks at indicators of children’s health as well
Read moreIECAM was sad to hear that Maria Whelan, President and CEO of Illinois Action for Children, passed away recently. Maria
Read moreThe Governor’s Office has announced a $270 million Child Care Restoration grant program, provided for in the FY21 budget passed
Read moreThe past few months have been challenging for families all over the nation. We have learned about new terms, such
Read moreGovernor Pritzker has signed Executive Order 2020-40 (enacted on June 4, 2020) allowing schools to open for limited in-person educational purposes, such as summer school, following the completion of the regular 2019-20 school year.
Read moreThe online database has recently been updated to include FY2019 Head Start and Early Head Start data. Data updated includes:
Read moreThree U.S. senators have introduced the Child Care is Essential Act – a bill that would create a Stabilization Fund to support
Read moreThe following interactive maps on IECAM have been updated to include the most recent data available (2018) from the U.S.Census
Read moreData for FY2019 ISBE Preschool For All (PFA) programs are now available on the IECAM online database.
Read moreGovernor Pritzker has announced the release of the Restore Illinois Child Care Guidelines. This document provides an overview of the
Read moreThe IECAM database has been updated to include the total number of children that a Migrant and Seasonal Head Start
Read moreIECAM users will now be able to access 2018 demographic and early childhood education data (the latest figures available) using our searchable database.
Read moreThe All Families Served and the Community Systems Development subcommittees of the Illinois Early Learning Council wants to better understand
Read moreFor more about U.S. Federal Congressional Districts, visit the data definition page. View larger map
Read morePublic Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) are geographic areas for which the Census Bureau provides selected extracts of raw data from
Read moreThe Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has received $1.3M in federal funds through the Preschool Development Birth to Five
Read moreA free webinar hosted by Erikson Institute, IECAM – Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map, and Voices for Illinois Children on Friday, May 15th
Read moreIECAM users will now be able to access 2018 demographic and early childhood education data (the latest figures available) using our searchable database.
Read moreGovernor Pritzker has announced the Restore Illinois: A Public Health Approach To Safely Reopen Our State plan.
Read moreThe city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes. Do you need to quickly identify specific
Read moreSchoolhouse Connection has put together a compilation of resources focusing on children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreThe Serving Families Together Initiative has developed a suite of resources for sharing across service systems in order to improve collaboration and coordination for the benefit of families served in Illinois communities.
Read moreA new bill, passed this week, will replenish funding for critical COVID-19 small business relief programs through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Read moreThe Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD) has developed a COVID-19 resource page on their website with links to information to help keep all Illinois residents, especially families, providers, and those who support children, informed.
Read moreEarly care and education information for essential worker parents and child care providers during the COVID-19 crisis in Illinois.
Read moreIllinois made gains in pre-K enrollment while maintaining spending per child and quality standards in 2019, according to The State of Preschool 2019 report released this week from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER).
Read moreIn response to the COVID-19 crisis, Erikson Institute’s Policy and Leadership Department is creating webinars to support emergency child care providers on behalf
Read moreA new report gathers existing reports and data related to inclusion of children birth to 5 in early care and education in Illinois.
Read moreCook County has launched this mapping tool in order to help visualize and address disparities in communities most affected by COVID-19.
Read moreIn a new letter to Congress, a dozen national child care organizations are asking for additional federal relief for child care
Read moreChild care providers interested in applying for forgivable Small Business Administration loans should complete this survey though Thursday, April 16th.
Read moreThis report, which includes results from over 1300 programs across the US, is the first national snapshot of how the home visiting field is coping.
Read moreUnemployment is hitting record levels in Illinois
Read moreNote: the information in this article is from April 2020. This program has ended. More information about changes to the
Read moreThe National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC) is requesting that child care providers of all kinds fill out this survey to inform them about the impact of COVID-19 on their child care programs.
Read moreThe Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development released a briefing this week detailing everything Illinois has done to date to keep children and providers safe while supporting families’ child care options during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Read moreThe most recent capacity and/or funded enrollment data available for a selection of early childhood services and programs in Illinois.
Read moreA third stimulus package (H.R. 748, CARES Act) was passed by Congress on Friday, March 27th to address the still unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. It includes multiple early childhood provisions.
Read moreA new website and weekly e-newsletter from Illinois Action for Children will share the latest news, updates, and resources for the Illinois early care and education community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreOn Wednesday night, March 25th, the U.S. Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act – or CARES
Read moreThe general population in Illinois has been on the decline for the past few years, but have the numbers of young children in our state followed this trend?
Read moreThe statewide network of Illinois Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) has launched a new phone line at 888.228.1146 specifically to help connect essential workers’ families to emergency child care.
Read moreA new online community called the Early Childhood Connector is now available to system builders in order to “exchange knowledge across the early childhood field that connects our collective expertise, policy, and advocacy ideas.”
Read moreDue to the recent COVID-19 school closures, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is extending the FY21 RFP submission deadline until April 15, 2020.
Read moreThe guidance covers closure mandates, funding, Child Care Assistance Program attendance waivers, staff pay, and reporting requests, among other things.
Read moreThe U.S. House and Senate have introduced bills that would distribute $3 billion for mandatory grant programs and flexibilities for early childhood education programs and K-12 schools.
Read moreTwo of our Early Childhood Collective partners are offering resources on how to keep young children learning at home during trying times.
Read moreA bill to allow individuals with criminal justice backgrounds to work as Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) caseworkers has passed the Illinois State House and will now head to the Senate.
Read moreFor the first time ever, early childhood educators have collectively defined the standards, qualifications, roles, supports, and compensation for members
Read moreThe Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) recently participated in the Prenatal to Three (PN3) Initiative facilitated by the Irving
Read moreThe early child community is mourning the loss of J. Ronald Lally , a pioneer in the field of infant/toddler
Read moreWhile the new budget does provide for increased funding for early childhood education, it also contains appropriations of $1.4 billion for K-12 and other programs to be held in reserve pending the outcome of a November ballot question on a graduated income tax.
Read moreWhile drug-related deaths are much more common among adults than children, it is likely that millions of children in the United States have been directly or indirectly affected by the epidemic.
Read moreThe Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has announced a rate increase for all child care provider types effective January 1, 2020.
Read moreA recently released equity analysis from Illinois Action for Children and the Sylvia Cotton Center for Policy Innovation suggests moving
Read moreLatest data: 2019 Family child care provides care for groups of children in a homelike setting. Licensed Family Child Care may care
Read moreThe Illinois Risk and Reach Report from Erikson Institute has been updated to include indicators by Illinois Senate and House
Read moreThis week two members of Congress introduced the bipartisan Small Business Child Care Investment Act. This Act would allow qualified nonprofit
Read moreChildren’s Home & Aid Child Care Resource & Referral is hosting a free two-hour grant writing training to support community based organizations applying for Illinois State Board of Education’s FY21 Preschool For All, Preschool for All Expansion, and/or Prevention Initiative grants.
Read moreThe Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has released a Notice of of Opportunity (NOFO)/Request for Proposals (RFP) for Fiscal Year 2021 Preschool for All (PFA), Preschool for All Expansion (PFAE), and Prevention Initiative (PI).
Read moreGovernor Pritzker has announced that his early education agenda will center on expanding home visiting programs statewide and improving pay for early childhood educators.
Read moreLooking for early childhood data in the new year? You may have noticed some changes in the search options on the IECAM website.
Read moreChicago Public Schools (CPS) has committed to ensuring that preschool-aged children with disabilities can receive bussing to, from, and between their home, their CPS school and the community-based preschool they attend.
Read moreIllinois Public Media recently published an article on the divisive lines between school districts in the state – boundaries where
Read moreWomen with births in the past 12 months – Rate per 1,000 women; Estimate; Women 15 to 50 years, 2009-2017
Read moreThe Governor’s Office announced over the holidays that the state will receive $40.2 million in federal grants over the next
Read moreRisk and Reach data by county is now available for download. These shareable one-pagers contain the child population for each county, risk level, and percentages and actual numbers for each indicator in the Report.
Read moreThe Ounce of Prevention has released a summary of the FY2020 early childhood bills that became law in Illinois over
Read moreThe governor has named a 29-person Commission on Equitable Early Childhood Education and Care Funding and tasked it with figuring out how to have the biggest impact with limited funds.
Read moreThis new infographic lays out age eligibility, funding streams, and administering agencies for the range of publicly funded early childhood programs in Illinois.
Read moreIECAM has recently updated its database to include FY2018 information on Illinois Licensed Child Care Centers, License-Exempt Child Care Centers and Licensed Family Child Care Homes.
Read moreA recent study conducted by Teach Plus focuses on how educators collect Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) data, how they use this data to inform instruction, and the impact data collection and use has on student outcomes.
Read moreThis recent report from The Education Trust examines race and ethnicity in state-funded preschool programs across the country
Read moreIECAM has updated its database to include FY2017 Child Care Assistance Program data from the Illinois Department of Human Services
Read moreThis data story, using the most recent data from the U.S. Department of State, shows the number of refugee arrivals
Read morePublic PreK enrollment in Illinois is on the rise in 2019, according to the newly released Illinois Report Card. You
Read moreIECAM has updated its tabular database to include 2017 data for before and after school care.
Read moreThis chart shows the total number of children that Head Start programs in the state of Illinois are funded to enroll at any one time, from 2009-2018.
Read moreA new report from Advance Illinois analyzes data provided by the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) to urge the state of Illinois to expand access to quality early childhood programs.
Read moreThis chart shows the median hourly wage and turnover rates for early childhood teachers in Illinois child care centers from 2007-2017.
Read moreA recent article in the Southern Illinoisan is drawing attention to the early childhood teacher shortage in Southern Illinois.
Read moreAccess to accurate data on the number of young children and families experiencing homelessness in Illinois is a critical first step in crafting effective policies to address the problem.
Read moreThis presentation offers multiple examples of easy-to-use data visualization tools and resources that can enable just about anyone to tell their unique data story quickly and effectively.
Read moreThe Illinois Risk & Reach Fiscal Scan is now available for download from the Risk and Reach Report website hosted
Read moreThe Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has relaxed the eligibility limit for the state’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP),
Read moreA new report from The Urban Institute looks at the racial and ethnic composition of early childhood programs and asks
Read moreAmerica’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, an annual report of federal statistics on the health and well-being of America’s
Read moreThe U.S. Census Bureau has released its most detailed look at America’s people, places and economy.
Read moreTwo new resources from New America are now available to help policy makers and administrators improve the transition from preschool
Read moreIECAM’s quick data reports have just been updated to include 2017 data. These reports include: Child Care, Early Care and Education Services, Publicly Funded Preschool and Head Start, and Response to PFA and PI Request for Proposals.
Read moreThe U.S. Census Bureau has released 2018 data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage. According to the data, the
Read moreThe data team at IECAM has updated the child care program accreditation data to include fiscal year 2017 (July 1 – June 30).
Read moreThis map shows the percentage of children ages 5 years and under of the total population of each county in Illinois, based on 2017 demographic data.
Read moreVoices for Illinois Children has released its 2019 Illinois KIDS COUNT Report. This report evaluates the state of Illinois children within four domains: Socioeconomics, Education, Health and Safety, and Housing.
Read moreDo you need to quickly identify specific Illinois legislative districts? Zoom in and click, or type an address, on these interactive maps to locate the geographic information you need.
Read more2017 demographic data are now available in the IECAM online database.
Read moreOne way to tackle the challenges associated with multiple funding streams for early childhood services is to develop a fiscal mapping process. The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has developed this how-to guide and data collection tool to provide a framework and steps to complete this process.
Read moreThe National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), in working with legislators and legislative staff, has designed this guidebook for considering prenatal-to-three issues and policy options.
Read moreThis map shows the percentage of children enrolled in public school kindergarten in Illinois for the 2017-2018 school year who
Read moreAs Illinois gears up for a new school year, here are some headlines of interest for the early childhood community:
Read moreThis updated report explains three types of U.S. Census Bureau on language diversity that may help answer policy questions such
Read moreA new report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Mixed Delivery Systems of the Illinois Early Learning Council explores the challenges in our current system for community-based programs’ participation in Preschool for All and Prevention Initiative.
Read moreThe standard report tool is now called the Quick Data Report tool. Quick data reports are reports of data that
Read moreA new study conducted by Abt Associates is offering an up-to-date, nationally representative picture of the families and children served
Read moreResearch has consistently shown that poverty has a significant and lasting impact on a child’s development. Here’s a list of data and resources found on IECAM related to early childhood and poverty.
Read moreThe 2019 Illinois Poverty Data and Well-Being Index developed by the Heartland Alliance Social Impact Research Center indicates that 67
Read moreThe Collaborative for Children’s Health Policy, a new statewide collaborative dedicated to achieving child health equity in Illinois, has announced
Read moreAfter several years of budget cuts, Illinois early intervention providers will see their reimbursement rates increase effective July 1, 2019.
Read moreThis interactive chart shows low-income student enrollment in Illinois public schools (Grades K—12) between 2006 and 2018.
Read moreThis interactive chart shows the percentage of total K-12 school enrollment by the largest three racial-ethnic groups enrolled in Illinois public schools.
Read moreA recent Chicago Tribune article reports that the DuPage Children’s Museum is expanding and reframing programming in response to the
Read moreResults from a new report from the Illinois State Board of Education show 26% of children met readiness standards for kindergarten in all of the measured areas while 39% percent met standards in none of the categories.
Read moreThis recent article in Chalkbeat looks at how new Governor Pritzker is trying to to rebuild a state program that
Read moreA new guide from the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) and the Council of Chief State School Officers
Read moreAre you looking for Illinois early childhood data related to child care in Illinois? Click on these links to access resources, guides and tools useful to child care providers.
Read moreA new report from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families sheds light on the early home experiences of Latino children in order to better understand how these experiences are linked to their developmental trajectories.
Read moreThe 30th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book from The Annie E. Casey Foundation is now available. The 2019
Read moreThese charts can help you visualize trends in birth statistics from 2010-2018 in Illinois.
Read moreReady for some fun? Here are ideas for how to get creative with your data in order to make the most impact in your community.
Read moreResearchers from University of Illinois at Chicago have conducted a study of Illinois Early Childhood programs’ current and prior expulsion practices as well as their understanding of, and responses to, Illinois Public Act 100-0105.
Read moreThis map shows the birth rate per 1,000 women by Illinois county in 2017.
Read moreThe Illinois House finished up what was perhaps the most monumental legislative session in recent memory this past weekend, after
Read moreThe Illinois Department of Human Services has recently released a Market Rate Survey of Licensed Child Care Programs in Illinois
Read moreIECAM provides comprehensive early childhood data and maps to Illinois stakeholders in order to improve outcomes for Illinois children. Click on the links below to access resources and tools useful to early childhood advocates.
Read moreInformation provided by IECAM can be used by members of the general public who are interested in finding out more about publicly funded services in their area.
Read moreCLASP has released a state action agenda describing key state early education programs, significant challenges, and recommendations for how state
Read moreIECAM provides comprehensive early childhood data and maps to local and state governmental agencies in order to make state resource allocation transparent and support data guided policy making. Click on the links below to access resources, information and tools useful to legislators and agency staff.
Read moreClick these links to access tools, resources and information useful for research purposes.
Read moreA new analysis from Nobel laureate economist James J. Heckman and colleagues finds that targeted, high-quality early childhood investments have
Read moreAre you looking for Illinois early childhood data to support a grant application or stakeholder presentation, plan for the future, improve outcomes for your students, or understand funding allocations? Click on these links to access resources, guides and tools useful to school administrators.
Read moreAre you looking for Illinois early childhood data to support a grant narrative or fill out a required grant-related form? You have come to the right place! Click on the buttons below to access grant-writing tools, resources and guides.
Read moreA new report from ChildCare Aware examines state-funded CCR&Rs (Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies) and other policy-focused organizations to understand their
Read moreUpdate: Looking for a more recent map you can click on? This interactive ESRI map visualizes population shifts across the
Read moreA new report from IFF takes a look at disparities in access to quality early childhood education services across Illinois.
Read moreWith this tool, you can discover changes over time in your area (town, school district, community area, legislative district, etc.)
Read moreThe National Head Start Association has launched a new online community called “The Block,” enabling conversation within a national network
Read moreA new policy analysis from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) finds that just 8 percent of potentially
Read moreIllinois legislators are considering a bill that says children must start kindergarten by age 5 instead of 6. The proposed
Read moreThe State of Preschool 2018 Yearbook is the 16th edition of the National Institute for Early Education Research‘s (NIEER) annual
Read moreA new report from the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) at the National Institute for Early Education Research
Read moreIECAM now offers 2017 licensed and licensed-exempt child care center and licensed family care home data for various Illinois regions.
Read moreThe Illinois Risk and Reach report offers a set of data tools (including a comprehensive early childhood focused report) along
Read moreThis recently released brief provides a graphic overview of some of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) policy differences
Read moreThis map shows the percentage of births characterized by low birth weight (<2,500 grams) by Illinois County in 2016.
Read moreIECAM now has 2018 data on Head Start and Early Head Start available. To access this information, use the tabular
Read moreA new report from the Center for American Progress highlights the relationship between child care and maternal employment and underscores
Read moreThe National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL) has tracked 2018 legislation across the United States related to child care, prekindergarten,
Read moreDevelopmental psychologist and pioneer in early education Dr. Edward Ziglar passed away last month. He was 88 years old. Dr.
Read moreThe map below shows the percentage of children age 5 and under whose families received assistance from IDHS for their
Read moreA new report from the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, Southern Illinois University and Goshen Education Consulting demonstrates
Read moreGovernor JB Pritzker, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, and the Department of Family and Support Services recently announced the
Read moreIECAM recently updated its Illinois Department of Human Services Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) data. This new information includes the
Read moreThis 1-minute video describes the types and forms of information found on the IECAM website.
Read moreA newly-released report has found that while cities have been expanding availability of publicly-funded pre-K to young children, many of
Read moreThis past Monday, the Erikson Institute gave a sneak peek of its Illinois Risk and Reach report at the City
Read moreFind out who uses IECAM and why in this 1-minute video!
Read moreThis chart uses data from the Illinois Department of Public Health and shows only those counties with a percentage over
Read moreA team of special education researchers has concluded, in a report sponsored by Memorial University, that participation in quality early
Read moreTo find 2018 Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Program data on our website, navigate to IECAM’s tabular data search ,
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