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Birth to Five Illinois Grant Recipients
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Carbondale Early Childhood Impact Table
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$52,700
Utilizing data and input from the Community Conversation held in June 2023, create and begin to implement the Early Childhood Impact Table's work plan designed to strengthen the city’s Early Childhood Education and Care infrastructure.
Engage both kindergarten and preschool teachers in planning a community-based kindergarten transition event in the Spring of 2024 that helps build a bridge between preschool and kindergarten.
Building on the successful school readiness initiative implemented in FY23, expand the community’s outreach efforts to empower caregivers to support their child’s development from birth, so they are ready for kindergarten.
Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families
GRANT DETAILS
$94,478
Increase the rate of developmental and social-emotional screening of all children in licensed child care settings by 10% with data recorded in a central repository/database for tracking screening history and results.
Continue implementing a marketing campaign that speaks to the impact of the Early Childhood workforce to change the public perception of the Early Childhood field through various media methods and community events.
Provide information to families that help them connect with community resources, while cofacilitating a region-wide effort to adopt a community resource and referral platform for programs and services that can integrate with medical providers' electronic health records.
Provide families with increased access to information and resources regarding school readiness indicators, with ideas on how they can help their children's transition to Kindergarten be as successful as possible.
Cofacilitate a regional effort with the Southern Illinois Community Foundation and Southern Illinois United Way to launch the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in 18 southern Illinois counties.