Spring Into Action 2013

Illinois Action for Children's
16th Annual Spring Into Action Conference

April 9-10, 2013

Illinois Action for Children’s Annual Spring Into Action Conference brings together early care & education (ece) professionals, advocates, parents, educators and providers from around the state.

Click on the links below to view Spring Into Action 2013 Conference materials:

• Keynote Address by Rasmus Lynnerup (City Colleges of Chicago) “Making Change Matter”
• Workshop I - Advocacy 101
• Workshop I Child Care and Home Visiting
• Workshop I & II Innovative System Change Strategies to Serve Hard to Reach Families
• Workshop I & II Special Needs Advocacy: A Caregiver’s Toolkit
• Workshop II Young English Language Learners in Preschool for All
• Workshop II & III Framework for Quality
• Workshop III Advocacy 201
• Workshop III Let’s Play Math!
• Workshop III Shifting the Paradigm: Early Childhood Collaborations
• Wednesday Plenary Session A Better Illinois
• Fact Sheet FY14 State Policy Priorities
• Fact Sheet Child Care Works
• Fact Sheet Early Learning Challenge
• Fact Sheet Quality Preschool Programs Prepare Kids to Learn

Spring Into Action 2013 Sponsors:

Champion
Diana & Bruce Rauner
Eyes on the Future
SEIU Healthcare Illinois/Indiana

Action
Skip-a-Long Child Development Services

Community Leader
CCR&R – John A Logan College
INCCRRA

Grassroots Advocate
Carole Robertson Center for Learning
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care

Supporter
Child Care Resource & Referral
Good Shepherd Center
Voices for Illinois Children