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Early Childhood Education and Development

Birth to Five Illinois
https://www.birthtofiveil.com/
 
Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
www.wiu.edu/thecenter
 
Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
ecap.crc.uiuc.edu
 
Early Childhood Outcomes Center (ECO)
www.ectacenter.org/eco/
 
Gateways to Opportunity—The Illinois Early Care & Education Professional Development Network
www.ilgateways.com/en
 
Illinois Early Learning Project (Tip sheets for parents and professionals)
www.illinoisearlylearning.org
 
Illinois Action for Children
www.actforchildren.org
 
Illinois Head Start Association
www.ilheadstart.org
 
Social Emotional supports/Pyramid
 
National Head Start Association
www.nhsa.org
 
Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org

Inclusion and Special Education

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
www.adagreatlakes.org
www.adata.org
 
Autism Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)
www.autismndi.com
 
Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project
www.illinoisautismproject.org
 
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
www.cec.sped.org
 
Center on Inclusion and Early Childhood Care and Education Child Care Plus+
www.centeroninclusion.org/Research.htm
 
Division for Early Childhood of the Council of Exceptional Children (DEC)
www.dec-sped.org
 
Early Choices
 
Illinois Subdivision of Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (IDEC)
www.illinois-dec.org
 
Illinois Department of Human Services (Early Intervention)
www.dhs.state.il.us/ei/index.asp

Family Support and Resources

 
Family Matters Parent Training & Information Center (FMPTIC)
www.fmptic.org
 
Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD - PTIC)
www.frcd.org
 
Family Support Network (FSN) of Illinois
www.familysupportnetwork.org
 
 
Family Voices of Illinois
www.familyvoices.org/states?id=0058
 
Ounce of Prevention Fund
www.ounceofprevention.org
 
Parents as Teachers National Center
www.parentsasteachers.org

Professional Development and Technical Assistance

Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System
www.acf.hhs.gov
 
Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
www.eiclearinghouse.org
 
Illinois Early Intervention Training
www.illinoiseitraining.org
 
Provider Connections Early Intervention Credentialing
www.wiu.edu/ProviderConnections
 
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers
www.taalliance.org
 
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
www.nectac.org

Health and Wellness

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
 
Epilepsy Foundation of America
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
 
Healthy Habits: Student Guide to Nutrition and Fitness Resources
www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/student-nutrition-fitness-guide/

Advocacy and Research

 
Voices for Illinois Children
www.voices4kids.org
 
Spark Action for Children, For youth, For change
www.sparkaction.org

Miscellaneous Resources

Astronomy for Kids
www.planetsforkids.org/
 
Kids Know It Network
www.kidsknowit.com/
 
Wildlife and Nature Lesson Plans and Resources for Educators
www.nwf.org/what-we-do/kids-and-nature/educators.aspx
 
ZoomSci: Science and Engineering Projects for Kids
pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/