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Press Release: FY2024 Grantees

Birth to Five Illinois Grant Recipients

Scroll and click below to learn more about the Birth to Five Illinois Implementation and Planning Grant recipients and the great work they are doing within their communities!

Click on the map to the right for a more detailed view of the location of our FY2023 and FY2024 Implementation and Planning Grant recipients across the State.

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A map of the state of Illinois with locations of Implementation and Planning grantees highlighted.

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DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children (DCCYC)

GRANT DETAILS
$87,797

Hire a Community Navigator to support Coordinated Intake.
Research opportunities for increased access to licensed care.

Elgin Partnership for Early Learning

GRANT DETAILS
$113,764

Increase community and family awareness about the importance of early learning and enhance access to Early Childhood Education and Care programs, information, resources, and services by engaging with families where they are.
Strengthen family and community engagement opportunities by meeting families where they are (i.e., playgroups, laundromat programs, Learning On the Go, events, etc.) to learn from and elevate family voice to change local Early Childhood systems.
Continue discussions on bridging the slot gap and where slots are needed to enhance the availability of high-quality Early Childhood slots in areas with limited
Early Care and Education resources.
Co-create a data strategy and Theory of Change with EduDream Research Consulting Firm to help gain clarity on the Collaborative’s intended outcomes and facilitate impact measurement over time, with a focus on equity.
Develop: 1) A clear definition of outcomes and Theory of Change, 2) Data Collection Analysis Framework, 3) Stakeholder engagement measures, 4) Equity Focus Evaluation.

SPARK Early Childhood Collaboration

GRANT DETAILS
$59,900

Conduct 20 more playgroups.
Host 10 more Parent Cafés.
Host 15 more outreach events.
Conduct 50 more Family Gateway Interviews (intake interviews).