Programs Serving Young Children in Illinois
Information on the programs listed below can be found in the Birth to Five Program Inventory: Government-Funded Programs and Initiatives in Illinois for Expecting Families and Young Children prepared by the Ounce of Prevention Fund.
Head Start
- Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start
- Administration for Children and Families, Region V, Chicago
- Illinois Head Start Association
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Early Childhood Education Division, Early Childhood Block Grant Programs
- Preschool for All Children
- Prekindergarten Program for Children at Risk of Academic Failure
(to be replaced by Preschool for All Children program in July 2006) - Model Early Childhood Parental Training (birth to three years)
- Model Early Childhood Parental Training (three to five years)
- Prevention Initiative for Programs Offering Coordinated Services to At Risk Children and Their Families (birth to three)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS)
Bureau of Child Care and Development
- Past Child Care Reports (includes Child Care Reports and Market Rate Surveys)
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
- Parents Too Soon
- Healthy Families Illinois
- Teen Parent Services
- Responsible Parenting
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Bureau of Maternal and Infant Health
Bureau of Family Nutrition
Planned and developed in collaboration with Chicago Metropolis 2020 with foundation and public funding. Foundation funding has come from the Joyce Foundation, Irving Harris Foundation, Grand Victoria Foundation, McCormick Foundation, CME Foundation, and Spencer Foundation. 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.
