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Guest User 4/2/26 Guest User 4/2/26

Guest Advocate: Impact Early Childhood Education in Your Region

Regional Councils Managers from Region 3 (Heather Nah) and Region 26 (Paul Larson) are featured Guest Advocates in the Spring 2026 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate.

Guest User 10/28/25 Guest User 10/28/25

Birth to Five Illinois Awards Additional $2.5 Million to Strengthen Early Childhood Collaborations

Highlighting Birth to Five Illinois Early Childhood Collaboration Funding in Regions 1, 3, 9, 26, 40, 48, 53, and 54.

Guest User 10/17/25 Guest User 10/17/25

Effingham County Early Childhood Coalition Awarded Grant

Highlighting Birth to Five Illinois Early Childhood Collaboration Funding in Region 3 awarded to the Effingham County Early Childhood Coalition.

Guest User 6/4/25 Guest User 6/4/25

Thank You from Hillsboro Police Department and Hillsboro School District

The Hillsboro Police Department and the Hillsboro School District acknowledge the vital role Birth to Five Illinois: Region 3 plays in Montgomery County.

Guest User 3/24/25 Guest User 3/24/25

Princess Ball Set for Saturday, March 29

Check out this shoutout to Amy Robinson, Region 3 Council Manager (Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties) in “Imagine Hillsboro Checks In!”

Guest User 8/12/24 Guest User 8/12/24

Birth to Five Illinois Begins Rolling Out Action Plan

Amy Robinson, Region 3 Council Manager, and Meghan Rewers, Region 3 Action Council member and Crisis Nursery of Effingham Executive Director, share about the work Birth to Five Illinois is doing to make ECEC more inclusive and accessible for all community members in Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties.