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Congratulate Our 2024 Recognition Recipients at A Time to Shine

Congratulate Our 2024 Recognition Recipients at A Time to Shine

Celebrities, Lawmakers, and Local Leaders Share Their Support at A Time to Shine

Announcing Our Featured Guests for A Time to Shine: Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Author Andrea Elliott and Dasani Coates

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Governor JB Pritzker Signs SB1 (The Department of Early Childhood Act) Into Law

Celebrating Juneteenth Freedom Day Background Event

Family-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth

A young female occupational therapist is seated across a young male patient. They are both focused on playing with a bead maze that is in between them. They are both dressed casually for their appointment together.

Support for Building Positive Mental Health in Early Childhood

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Illinois Action for Children Responds to Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget and Legislative Recap

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Illinois Action for Children Responds to the Passage of SB1: Creation of the New Department of Early Childhood

Scholarships For Early Childhood Educators Deserve More State Funding

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Illinois Action for Children Responds to Pritzker’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

Congress Must Vote to Protect Food Assistance Benefits for Women, Infants and Children

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