Elevating Parent Voices: An Evaluation of the Family Advisory Committee of the Illinois Early Learning Council in Year Two

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Elevating Parent Voices: An Evaluation of the Family Advisory Committee of the Illinois Early Learning Council in Year Two

The Family Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Early Learning Council is Illinois’ first permanent advisory body of parents focusing on early childhood programming and policy.

In 2022, we interviewed parent-members of the FAC and stakeholders who helped found the group in order to evaluate the successes and challenges of the group’s first two years and recommend actions for improving its role.

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research@actforchildren.org

David Alexander, Ph.D.
Director of Research

Marcia Stoll
Assistant Director of Research

Alejandra Flores
Research & Evaluation Analyst

Arunima Mehrotra
Senior Research Associate

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