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Guest User 11/6/25 Guest User 11/6/25

2 West-Central Illinoisans Selected for Statewide Early Childhood Council

Congratulations! Kelly Ballard of Roodhouse represents Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin counties. LeAnn Bell of Springfield represents Sangamon and Menard counties.

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

Greene Early Childhood Collaboration Receives Slice of $2.5 million from Birth to Five Illinois

The Greene County Collaboration, administered by Greene County Health Department, received a $30,000 subcontract from Birth to Five Illinois.

Guest User 7/4/24 Guest User 7/4/24

Community Meeting on Early Childhood Wellness Set

Birth to Five Illinois: Region 40 is holding a community meeting to discuss Early Childhood Education and Care initiatives in Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and Calhoun counties.

Guest User 9/9/23 Guest User 9/9/23

Birth to Five Illinois Group Hoping to Build a Future of Equity for Parents, Children in Towns Large and Small

Read about the key findings in the Region 1 and Region 40 Early Childhood Regional Needs Assessments, published in My Journal Courier.

Guest User 9/8/23 Guest User 9/8/23

WLDS/WEAI Radio Interview with Bridget English & Keppen Clanton

Listen to the WLDS/WEAI What’s On Your Mind interview with Bridget English (Region 1) and Keppen Clanton (Region 40) from Birth to Five Illinois!

Guest User 2/2/23 Guest User 2/2/23

Birth to Five Illinois Hopes to Amplify Community Voices in Child Services

A new infrastructure is trying to address Illinois' early childhood needs at the local level. The infrastructure is designed to bring community, family and provider voices to the forefront of both local and state policy decisions.

Guest User 7/22/22 Guest User 7/22/22

Birth to Five Illinois Plans Early Child Care Help

“Coming together… with systems-thinking approaches to identify early childhood issues, root causes and solutions.”