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Guest User 11/7/25 Guest User 11/7/25

Childcare Group Receives Grant

Highlighting Birth to Five Illinois funding in Region 12 awarded to the Crawford County Kids Association.

Guest User 10/31/25 Guest User 10/31/25

Sauk Valley STARS Receives $75,000 To Support Early Childhood Programs

Host Charles Van Horn speaks with Abby Hoskins of Birth to Five Illinois: Region 47 and Lois Meisenheimer of Sauk Valley STARS about a new $75,000 subcontract supporting Early Childhood programs in Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside Counties.

Guest User 10/30/25 Guest User 10/30/25

Alignment Rockford Awarded $49,000 Birth to Five Illinois Subcontractor Award to Advance Early Learning in Winnebago County

Highlighting Birth to Five Illinois funding in Region 4 awarded to Alignment Rockford.

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 10/27/25 Guest User 10/27/25

Ready to Learn Expands Early Learning Support in Rockford

Alignment Rockford has secured a $49,000 subcontract from Birth to Five Illinois to enhance early childhood coordination efforts in the Rockford area and Winnebago County.

Guest User 10/20/25 Guest User 10/20/25

ROE 13 Gets Funding for Early Childhood Programs

Highlighting Birth to Five Illinois Early Childhood Collaboration Funding in Region 13 awarded to Regional Office of Education (ROE) #13.

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

Southern Illinois Regions Receive Portion of $2.5M for Childhood Development

Highlighting Birth to Five Illinois Early Childhood Collaboration Funding in Regions 20, 21, and 30 awarded to: Carbondale Community Cabinet for Children and Youth, Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families, Southernmost Illinois Early Learning Special Education Collaborative.

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

Birth to Five Illinois Awards Funds to Local Childhood Programs

Highlighting Birth to Five Illinois Early Childhood Collaboration Funding in Region 4 (Boone & Winnebago Counties) awarded to Ready to Learn and the Boone County Maternal Child Health (MCH) Advisory Council.

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 10/14/25 Guest User 10/14/25

PRESS RELEASE: Birth to Five Illinois Awards Additional $2.5 Million to Early Childhood Collaborations

Announcing the 43 Local Early Childhood Collaboration subcontract recipients awarded a portion of $2.5 million to support local families this fiscal year!

Guest User 8/22/25 Guest User 8/22/25

Kankakee-Iroquois County United Way Annual Event: $301,000 Invested in Local Programs; Celebration September 18

Birth to Five Illinois is proud to support the United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties via Collaboration funding for local Early Childhood programs.

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

PRESS RELEASE: Birth to Five Illinois Announces $2.5 Million Now Available

Announcing $2.5 million in subcontracts available for Local Early Childhood Collaborations!

Guest User 5/27/25 Guest User 5/27/25

Plano Education Organization Distributes Free Bilingual Educational Booklets

The Plano Area Alliance Supporting Student Success (PAASSS) Community Collaboration is distributing free bilingual calendars with learning activities, made possible by Birth to Five Illinois funding.

Guest User 4/10/25 Guest User 4/10/25

Scott Receives Grant to Boost Early Childhood Education

The Birth to Five Illinois Planning Grant awarded to the Scott County Health Department is expected to help connect families to Early Childhood Education services and improve programs.

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

ROE 13 Eyes Funding for Pre-K Programs

Regional Office of Education (ROE) 13 announces that they have been awarded new subcontract with Birth to Five Illinois to continue funding important Early Childhood programs in Jefferson, Clinton, Marion and Washington Counties.

Guest User 4/2/25 Guest User 4/2/25

PRESS RELEASE: Birth to Five Illinois Awards Another Round of $3 Million

Announcing an additional $3,075,000 awarded to support both existing and new Local Early Childhood Collaborations across the State!

Guest User 2/24/25 Guest User 2/24/25

About 700 Parents in La Salle, Marshall, Putnam Counties Say They Would Work If Child Care Was Available: Study Shows the Economic Boost Would Be Significant

The Regional Office of Education #35 Early Childhood Collaboration used FY24 Birth to Five Illinois funding to create a study to discover how lack of child care impacts the local workforce and economy of La Salle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties. The study shows the economic boost would be significant.

Guest User 11/26/24 Guest User 11/26/24

Report: Elevate Will County - Child Care Provider Grants

Birth to Five Illinois partnered with the Will County Board to develop and administer the Elevate Will County – Child Care Provider Grant using Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) funds that originated from the sale of recreational cannabis. Read the report!

Guest User 9/19/24 Guest User 9/19/24

Crawford County Kids Association Makes Moves in Child Care

Birth to Five Illinois is thrilled to have had a part in funding the Crawford County Kids Association, allowing them the opportunity to create an amazing organization that has worked tirelessly to elevate the need for quality Early Childhood Education and Care and raise funds to build a much needed child care center.