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Birth to Five Illinois Grant Recipients
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Clay and Effingham County Childcare Collaborative
GRANT DETAILS
$84,150
Create a Coordinated Intake System utilizing the IRIS software and offer education to agencies using the platform. This will be measured by having 40 agencies trained and using the IRIS platform.
All ECEC programs participating in the collaborative will be at 90% enrollment or higher within six months of implementing this approach and maintain that metric on a monthly basis thereafter (based on current staff available).
Marketing of programs with open slots will be distributed monthly via email to all Collaborative members. The Collaboration will also compare Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM) data to local Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) enrollment data to look for targeted outreach in the community.
Staff will monitor and track when families are referred to a service. If there has been a referral in the system more than five working days, staff will contact the agency to see about access to the system and if additional information is needed.
Crawford County Kids Association*
GRANT DETAILS
$75,000
Create a written plan to improve and expand Early Childhood services, provider opportunities, and capacity for quality care for providers, staff, parents, and children in Crawford County. This plan will include and mitigate ECE gap identification findings gleaned from community surveys, such as a Birth to Third Grade alignment for expanding Early Childhood services in Crawford County.
Continue to address and support child care training and staff deficiencies in Crawford County.
Create a pathway to assist newly licensed home, family, and child care providers in Crawford County, including business modeling and support for entry into the ExceleRate Quality Rating Illinois program.
Provide an ongoing training and support network in Crawford County for the Early Childhood Advisory Team members and Crawford County licensed providers.
* funded by the Early Childhood Governance and Finance Project.