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Information Alert: On May 31st, the Illinois General Assembly ended its yearly legislative session by passing a budget that did not further diminish services for early childhood.
Making the Grade: A Report Card on Child Care Licensing: A new project is underway to support child care providers in Illinois! Click here to learn more!
Calificaciones: Evaluando el Sistema de Licencia de Cuidado de Niños: ¡Un nuevo proyecto está en marcha para apoyar a los proveedores de cuidado infantil en Illinois!
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- Illinois Action for Children has released the 2013 Report on Child Care in Cook County. Approximately 900,000 children under the age of 13 live in Cook County, and this Report examines the availability of child care to families in different parts of Cook County.
- Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant – Illinois has won a $34.8 million Federal grant to integrate and improve the quality of early childhood programs for children and families. Grant funds will help connect children most at risk to high quality early learning programs. For more information, please click here.
- The Early Care and Education Resource Guide (Summer 2013 Course Catalog) is available.
- Babies haven’t changed but the way we put them to sleep has. Click the following link for recommendations on keeping babies safe while they sleep. All they need is Safe, Simple, Sleep!
