October is #HeadStartAwareness Month. Find the location of your closest program, & its 2019 funded enrollment, by using IECAM's #HeadStart program locator map:

Head Start 2019: Funded Enrollment and Number of Sites by County | IECAM

Total number of children that Head Start Programs in the state of Illinois are funded to enroll at any one time. Enrollment numbers include center-bas...

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New @bankstreetedu report: "While some states have made progress increasing the compensation of pre-K teachers through increased public funding, those working in #childcare settings are almost universally left behind..." #ECE http://ow.ly/DcCi50C5rxL

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It's #ILLINOISgsaw Graduate Student Appreciation Week! Many thanks to all the graduate students, current & past, who have contributed to the IECAM project. We wouldn't be who we are without you! Below is one of IECAM's current grad students, mapping wunderkind Geoff Boise.

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Early childhood programs in Chicago are receiving a federal funding boost to support families in zip codes disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. #ECE

Early childhood programs in communities hardest hit by COVID-19 to get $1.3 million boost

The funds are earmarked to be used for a variety of expenses, including mental health consultation and personal protective equipment for children and ...

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Now more than ever, the #ECE community needs to make the most informed decisions possible, and data is crucial to this process. Read the latest in IECAM's Fall 2020 newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/aad8b52c131e/iecam-fall-2020-newsletter

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