Region 3: What Families Say They Need 

Category: WorkforceRegion: Region 3Category: ECEC Slots
Written By Maggie Koller

In 2023, Birth to Five Illinois produced Early Childhood Regional Needs Assessments. These reports include both publicly available quantitative data and qualitative data from caregivers, Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) professionals, and other community stakeholders collected through Birth to Five Illinois Action Council and Family Council meetings, focus groups, interviews, community meetings, and surveys.

Throughout the process, regional barriers to accessing ECEC services were documented, and recommendations were developed based on the identified needs of families. These images provide an overview of the key needs in Region 3 (Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette & Montgomery Counties), accompanied by quotes that amplify community voice.

Image of Illinois with Region 3 highlighted. Text, “What do families say in needed in your Region?”
Image of two children holding hands. Quote to emphasize need for mental health and trauma-informed care training, "...Our school has 600+ students and has one full time social worker and one counselor that goes between all the schools...”
Image of child climbing a tree. Quote to emphasize need of child care slots, “My child, who is three years old, has had six different child care settings due to closures and staff turnover.”
Image of Illinois with Region 3 highlighted. Text, “Get Involved. Share Your Voice. www.birthtofiveil.com/region3.”
Maggie Koller
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