Reports

Early Childhood Funding Commission Releases Report
The Illinois Commission on Equitable Early Childhood Education and Care ...

2020 Early Childhood Workforce Index Released
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) ...

Illinois Action for Children Releases Early Care and Education Policy Agenda
Illinois Action for Children's Sylvia Cotton Center for Research and ...

Report Shows Gaps in Illinois Child Care Supply and Need
A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center uses child ...

New Report: 46% Increase in Uninsured Illinois Children Since 2016
According to a new report from Georgetown University's Center for ...

Illinois Early Learning Council Annual Report Available
The 2019 annual report of the Illinois Early Learning Council ...

New Study Shows Full-Day Pre-K Access and Enrollment Increased After Chicago Enacted Policy Changes
Policy changes to Chicago’s school-based pre-k system resulted in greater ...

New COVID-19 & Child Welfare Report Uses Data to Understand Trends in Maltreatment and Response
A new report released by Chapin Hall at the University ...

Results from Early Childhood Teacher/Parent Survey Released
A new report from Defending the Early Years (DEY) documents ...

Data Report Shows Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care Access, Affordability, and Quality
A new report from Child Care Aware of America features ...

IDHS Releases 2019 CCAP Report
The Illinois Department of Human Services has released its latest ...

University of Illinois Task Force Examining Effects of COVID-19 on Child Care Providers and Children at Risk
The Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University ...

2020 Illinois KIDS COUNT Health Report Released
Voices for Illinois Children has released a 2020 Illinois KIDS ...

Early Choices Releases Strategic Plan Report for Birth to 5 Inclusion
A new report gathers existing reports and data related to ...

Risk and Reach Data Now Available by Legislative District
The Illinois Risk and Reach Report from Erikson Institute has ...

Risk and Reach Report Updates: County Snapshots and More
Risk and Reach data by county is now available for ...

Study on Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) Tool Focuses on Data Collection and Use
A recent study conducted by Teach Plus focuses on how ...

2019 Report on Public Education in Illinois Uses IECAM Data to Advocate for Expanded Access to Quality Early Childhood Programs
A new report from Advance Illinois analyzes data provided by ...

Illinois Risk and Reach Fiscal Scan Now Available for Download
The Illinois Risk & Reach Fiscal Scan is now available ...

America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2019 Report
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, an annual report ...

2019 Illinois KIDS COUNT Report Released
Voices for Illinois Children has released its 2019 Illinois KIDS ...

Updated: IECAM Report on Languages Spoken by Children Data from the U.S. Census Bureau
This updated report explains three types of U.S. Census Bureau ...

Ensuring Equitable Access to Funding for All Birth-to-Five Classroom-Based Early Childhood Programs in Illinois
A new report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Mixed ...

Study of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs Released
A new study conducted by Abt Associates is offering an ...

DuPage Children’s Museum Leadership Takes Action After Reading Risk and Reach Report
A recent Chicago Tribune article reports that the DuPage Children's ...

ISBE’s 2019 KIDS Report: 26% of Illinois Children Developmentally Ready for Kindergarten
Results from a new report from the Illinois State Board ...

New Report Sheds Light on Early Home Experiences of Latino Children
A new report from the National Research Center on Hispanic ...

New Research Shows High-Quality ECE Strengthens Families and Can Break the Cycle of Poverty
A new analysis from Nobel laureate economist James J. Heckman ...

New Report Examines How CCR&Rs Can Help Communities Meet Child Care Supply and Demand Needs
A new report from ChildCare Aware examines state-funded CCR&Rs (Child ...

IFF Statewide Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment Released
A new report from IFF takes a look at disparities ...

New Report Describes State Early Childhood Education Agency Staff and Their Priorities
A new report from the Center on Enhancing Early Learning ...

Inaugural Illinois Risk and Reach Report Now Available for Download
The Illinois Risk and Reach report offers a set of ...

Overview of Policy Differences Across States/Territories Implementing the CCDF Child Care Subsidy Program
This recently released brief provides a graphic overview of some ...

New Report Underscores Importance of Child Care Access to Boosting Maternal Employment and Earnings
A new report from the Center for American Progress highlights ...

NCSL Report Lists New Early Care and Education Bills Signed into Law Across the US in 2018
The National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL) has tracked 2018 ...

New Report on Educator Shortage Shows 20% of Early Childhood Positions in Illinois Remain Unfilled or Filled by an Unqualified Professional
A new report from the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents ...

New Report Evaluates Pre-K Programs in Forty U.S. Cities
A newly-released report has found that while cities have been ...

Illinois Risk and Reach Report Sneak Peek: Services and Resources Don’t Always Match Up
This past Monday, the Erikson Institute gave a sneak peek ...
New Research Study Shows Quality Early Childhood Education Reduces Need for Special Education Later On
A team of special education researchers has concluded, in a ...

Findings from Fifth-Grade Round of Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released a ...

State of Babies Yearbook: 2019
The State of Babies Yearbook: 2019, a collaborative effort between ...

Erikson Institute Releases New Research Report on Family Child Care Service Networks
A new research report from Erikson Institute contributes to our ...