High-Quality Early Development & Learning
Revamp & strengthen programs to support the needs of infants and toddlers and the professionals who work with them.
Despite research that consistently demonstrates the effectiveness of early learning and development interventions, the United States invests relatively little in its youngest learners. In Illinois, the impacts of this reality are critical.
Early Care & Learning
Provide a continuum of affordable, inclusive, and high-quality early childhood programs that meet the needs of every family with an infant or toddler.
Early Intervention
Deliver timely and high-quality Early Intervention services to all eligible infants, toddlers, and their families.
News & Resources
Raise Your Voice! How Will The HHS Funding Freeze Impact You?
Raise Your Voice! How Will The HHS Funding Freeze Impact You? Raising Illinois is collecting stories from providers on how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Funding Freeze will impact you, your team and…
Early Intervention Week of Action
November 24, 2025 Early Intervention Week of Action December 8-12 Take Action For Our State’s EI System! Join us for a Week of Action in support of Early Intervention! As the Governor begins drafting his fiscal…
Sharing Our Refreshed Prenatal-to-3 Policy Agenda
Raising Illinois director Simone Santiago reflects on the coalition’s refreshed Policy Agenda