Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map

IECAM Electronic Newsletter

2008, Issue 3

Individuals from across the state of Illinois have been using IECAM. Several share their thoughts below as they explore the capabilities of the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM).

"This year I wrote an ISBE Prevention Initiative Grant. After attending the IECAM training, I was able to acquire most of the data I needed to prepare the needs assessment section of my grant. IECAM proved to be a time-saving and efficient way to obtain statistics and pertinent information, and all early childhood providers need ways to help save time." — Jill Andrews, Ph.D., Southern Illinois Early Childhood Action Team

“The Illinois Early Learning Council and its committees have used information from IECAM to ground their discussions – and decisions – in data. IECAM representatives have been very helpful in preparing data reports and information sessions for participants in the committees so that they can more effectively access the data that exists on early learning programs for children from birth to 5.” — Deanna Durica, Ounce of Prevention Fund

"IECAM pulls together a wealth of important early childhood program and demographic information — the kind of numbers sought by children's advocates and policymakers alike. This significant new data tool will help us to get a better grasp on the real, ground-level implications of statewide policy decisions regarding early education, as well as assist in improving those decisions. Its micro-level focus will greatly benefit macro-level policy approaches to — for example — matching the needs of kids and families with the availability of different kinds of early learning programs." — Sean Noble, Voices for Illinois Children

Are you using IECAM? Let us know your thoughts…

We encourage you to visit our home page and explore the Web site at http://iecam.crc.uiuc.edu! We depend on your feedback to make the Web site as user friendly as possible. Any suggestions for improvements to the Web site will be welcome.

You will find a User Survey on the IECAM home page under “News” or follow this link to go directly to the survey:  https://illinois.edu/formBuilder/Secure?id=2598275

We hope you will have time to complete the survey and let us know which features were most useful to you, the level of difficulty you experienced in finding what you needed, and any additional features that you would like to see available on IECAM.

For more information, visit the IECAM Web site at http://iecam.crc.uiuc.edu.

IECAMNEWS-L is a periodic newsletter that announces new developments on the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) Web site.

IECAMNEWS-L is a periodic newsletter that announces new developments on the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) Web site.

IECAM is planned and developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in collaboration with Chicago Metropolis 2020. Public funds have come from the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Human Services, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, and University of Illinois. Foundation funding has come from the Joyce Foundation, Irving Harris Foundation, Grand Victoria Foundation, McCormick Tribune Foundation, CME Foundation, and Spencer Foundation. For a listing of the IECAM Advisory Committee and more information, see About IECAM at http://iecam.crc.uiuc.edu/about.html. For training, please contact IECAM directly at (877) 275-3227 or dthomas3@uiuc.edu.

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