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Guest User 7/25/24 Guest User 7/25/24

Report Documents Behavioral Health Needs of Schools in McLean and Neighboring Counties

WGLT interviews Region 17 Council Manager, Carol Weisheit, about the Early Childhood Needs Assessment: Focus on Mental & Behavioral Health for DeWitt, Livingston, Logan, and McLean Counties.

Guest User 7/11/24 Guest User 7/11/24

Children With Special Needs Are A Priority For B-N Woman On Department Of Early Childhood Transition Team

Listen to the WGLT interview with Region 17 Action Council member, Lakeesha James-Smith, who discusses the obstacles she has faced as a mother navigating the ECEC system and how the work of Birth to Five Illinois and the Transition Advisory Committee (TAC) are simplifying the system for families.

Guest User 6/26/24 Guest User 6/26/24

Action Plan Aims to Boost Public Awareness about Early Childhood and Child Care – and How Little Its Workers are Paid

In this interview with WGLT, Carol Weisheit, Region 17 Council Manager (Dewitt, Livingston, Logan & McLean Counties) discusses the issues local children, families, and providers face and how their Regional Action Plan is working to address them.

Guest User 8/30/23 Guest User 8/30/23

Why an Early Childhood Teacher Who Left Head Start is Still a Believer in its Mission

Checkout this workforce data from the Region 17 Birth to Five Illinois Regional Needs Assessment cited in this WGLT article!

Guest User 8/17/23 Guest User 8/17/23

Heartland Head Start Faces Leadership Turnover and Uncertainty as New School Year Begins

Carol Weisheit, Region 17 Council Manager, provided comments for this article on the leadership turnover at Heartland Head Start, a Bloomington-based early childhood program.

Guest User 8/7/23 Guest User 8/7/23

Report Looks at Early Childhood Staffing and Capacity Needs in McLean County and Nearby Counties

Read and/or listen to a WGLT interview with the Region 17 Council Manager and an Action Council Member about family- and community-identified Early Childhood needs in DeWitt, Livingston, Logan, and McLean Counties.

Guest User 8/4/23 Guest User 8/4/23

Birth to Five Illinois on WGLT: The Leadoff

Listen to Region 17’s Council Manager & Action Council Member on WGLT’s The Leadoff Daily Podcast.

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How to Find Child Care in Bloomington-Normal

Bloomington-Normal has seen a lot of transplants move to town in recent years. And for those with little kids, the hunt for child care can be as important as finding a home or a job.