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Birth to Five Illinois Funding Recipients
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Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education
FY25 DETAILS
$100,000
Coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners.
Conducting outreach to families with children from birth to age five to share resources and engage/enroll in programming.
Translating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) resource materials with cultural sensitivity into the common languages of local communities.
Creating partnerships with institutions of higher learning to address ECEC workforce challenges.
Maintaining updated online and physical resource banks for families with children from birth to age five.
Creating and distributing resources and engagement kits for families with newborn babies.
Providing training opportunities for parents and caregivers to help them support child development.
Serving as a resource and thought partner for families and other ECEC Collaborations and community partners.