Special thanks to @RepLCollins and @SenatorMorrison for sponsoring HB4242, now PA 102-926, and to our advocacy partners @ChiHomeless, @ChildrenHomeAid, and @IAFC_Cares! #childcare #EarlyIntervention #EarlyEdisEssential startearly.org/post/illinois…
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8 Apr 2022
Funding for Illinois' Early Intervention program was cut by $7 million in FY22. Join me in asking the Illinois General Assembly to increase state funding by at least 10% for critical early care and education services: bit.ly/3wYbXxv #EarlyEdisEssential
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📣 Springfield update time! Let's keep pushing for a 10% increase in funding for early intervention and home visitation programs. #EarlyEdisEssential Let your legislators know here: bit.ly/3wYbXxv
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Join us today for IL Early Childhood Advocacy Day & let your lawmakers know that #EarlyEdisEssential!
Not sure where to get started? Check out Start Early’s Advocacy in Action resources, including helpful how-to videos and messaging: bit.ly/3LpDyLM
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THREAD 2 of 2: To ensure Illinois remains a national leader in #earlychildhood, additional funding is needed to provide high quality #earlylearning opportunities to ALL children & families. Contact your legislators and tell them that #EarlyEdisEssential: bit.ly/3NQuIsA
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6 Apr 2022
Funding for Illinois' Early Intervention program was cut by $7 million in FY22. Join WE & @StartEarlyorg in asking the Illinois General Assembly to increase state funding by at least 10% for critical early care and education services: bit.ly/3wYbXxv #EarlyEdisEssential
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A 10% increase in funding to CCAP could improve availability of affordable #childcare and provide staff competitive pay. Take action now, tell Illinois lawmakers that #EarlyEdisEssential: bit.ly/3NQuIsA #AdvocateECE
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Today is Early Childhood Advocacy Day! Join advocates across IL as we ask lawmakers to increase state funding for critical #earlychildhood supports & services. Learn more on how you can use your voice to tell legislators that #EarlyEdisEssential: bit.ly/3u7Osjr
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📣 Springfield update time! Hear the latest from our very own Ireta Gasner and don’t forget to tell your legislators that #EarlyEdisEssential! Take action now: bit.ly/3wYbXxv
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4 Apr 2022
Illinois Early Childhood Advocacy Day is this Wednesday! Check out Start Early's Advocacy in Action resources and let your legislators know that #EarlyEdisEssential!
Join us on 4/6 for IL Early Childhood Advocacy Day & let your lawmakers know that #EarlyEdisEssential! Not sure where to get started? Check out Start Early’s Advocacy in Action resources, including helpful how-to videos and messaging: bit.ly/3u6S45c
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Join us on 4/6 for IL Early Childhood Advocacy Day & let your lawmakers know that #EarlyEdisEssential! Not sure where to get started? Check out Start Early’s Advocacy in Action resources, including helpful how-to videos and messaging: bit.ly/3u6S45c
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16 Apr 2021
15.7 percent of Illinois children lived below the federal poverty line in 2019. Increased funding for - and coordination between - #ECE and family economic supports is key to child and family outcomes. #EarlyEdIsEssential #WOYC21 startearly.org/event/illinoi…
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16 Apr 2021
Couldn’t ask for a better first in-person work meeting in over a yr than being w/ @GovPritzker &other members of the #IL Early Childhood Education &Care Funding Commission for the announcement of the 1st step towards implementation of our recs #AllinforEarlyEd #EarlyEdisEssential
16 Apr 2021
Governor Pritzker discusses transformative investments in high quality early childhood education and childcare across Illinois. x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAJELQZg…
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This #EarlyChildhood Advocacy Week, join @NFP_nursefamily in asking #Illinois legislators to invest in the evidence-based home visiting programs that serve as a critical support for pregnant & parenting people across our state. nursefamilypartnership.org/p… #earlyedisessential #ILPN3
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16 Apr 2021
"This is a moment for transformative change in early childhood education in Illinois" that creates a more equitable system, says Phyllis Glink @IrvingHarrisFdn at Aurora press conference on "north star" recommendations of Early Childhood Funding Commission. #AllinforEarlyEd
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16 Apr 2021
#Didyouknow that in 2019, 15.7% of #Illinois children lived below the federal poverty line? Increased funding for and coordination between early care & learning and family economic supports is key to child and family outcomes. #EarlyEdIsEssential #twill
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. @GovPritzker announces $1.6 BILLION for #earlychildhood in Illinois from American Rescue Plan Funding! Now is the time to reimagine our young children and family supports--making them accessible and high quality. #AllinForEarlyEd #EarlyEdIsEssential #PrenatalToThree #ILPN3
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Listen below! @GovPritzker is announcing huge investments in early childhood funding, including a continued investment in Child Care Restoration Grants. #EarlyEdIsEssential #AllinForEarlyEd
16 Apr 2021
Governor Pritzker discusses transformative investments in high quality early childhood education and childcare across Illinois. x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAJELQZg…
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16 Apr 2021
Kyrie said sending her 2 young kids to a quality care program was not financially possible unless her kids qualified for special ed services in their district. ALL IL families deserve equitable care & access! TY Kyrie for your story #AllinForEarlyEd #EarlyEdIsEssential #WOYC21
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16 Apr 2021
#Didyouknow that in 2019, 15.7% of #Illinois children lived below the federal poverty line? Increased funding for and coordination between early care & learning and family economic supports is key to child and family outcomes. #EarlyEdIsEssential #twill
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