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Advocacy & Policy
Policy Guides
Our collection of policy guides are designed to inform, educate, and empower.
Illinois Action for Children advocates for policies that benefit Illinois’ children, families, providers, and educators. Our policy guides are a resource for policymakers and decision makers to make informed decisions and develop policies and solutions that center the needs and experiences of children, families, and the early childhood workforce.
Policy Guide
All Children, All Families Policy Agenda
A proactive and aggressive policy agenda to advance child care and early education in Illinois. The Sylvia Cotton Center for Research and Policy Innovation created the All Children, All Families agenda to guide our pursuit of racial, gender, and economic equity for child care and early education programs throughout Illinois.
Lessons from the Family Advisory Committee & Family Engagement Workgroup:
Recommendations for Family Engagement in the Illinois Department of Early Childhood
This report, developed in partnership with COFI, is designed to serve as a roadmap for family engagement in statewide early childhood decision-making. It describes a decade of work to bring the voices of families to these spaces, demonstrating how lessons learned can be utilized to support continuous improvement of family engagement spaces. The report ends with formal recommendations, developed by families, for structuring and supporting family engagement within the Illinois Department of Early Childhood.”
Policy Guide
Strengthening the Early Childhood Workforce in Illinois
Early childhood educators and college students shared their experiences in higher education and the obstacles they face to complete their degrees. From their responses, we identified themes and challenges to inform the development of the five critical questions to guide policy development.
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