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IDEC is the Illinois Subdivision of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

• Government: Federal and State
• Organizations: National and Illinois Affiliates
• Parent Resources: National and Illinois
• Colleges and Universities: Illinois
• Resources: Technical Assistance and Other

Return to topFederal Government

• Head Start
• U.S. Department of Education
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Return to topState Government

• Illinois Department of Human Services
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
• Illinois DHS: Office of Rehabilitation Services
• Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM): Early Childhood services and demographic data for the state of Illinois
• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
• ISBE Division of Early Childhood

Return to topNational Organizations

• The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• CEC's Division of Early Childhood (DEC)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
• Pathways Awareness Foundation

Return to topNational Organizations — Illinois Affiliates

• Fox Valley AEYC
• Illinois AEYC
• Illinois Council for Exceptional Children

Return to topNational Parent Resources

• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
• Parents As Teachers

Return to topParent Resources in Illinois

• Designs for Change
• Family Resource Center on Disabilities
• Family T.I.E.S. Network
• Illinois Early Learning Project
• Illinois Parents
• National Center for Latinos with Disabilities
  1921 S. Blue Island Ave.
  Chicago, IL 60608
  (312) 666-3393
  (312) 666-1788 TTY

Return to topTechnical Assistance, Information Clearinghouse and Resources

• Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Early Childhood Research Institute
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
• Illinois STARNET Regions: All regions.
  Individual regions:
  • Northwest Region I and Central Region III
  • Northern Region II
  • Southern Region IV
  • City of Chicago Region V
  • South Suburban/East Central Region VI
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• National Lekotek Center
• Project CHOICES home page
• Provider Connections (Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education)

Return to topIllinois Colleges and Universities

• Eastern Illinois University
• Elmhurst College
• Illinois State University
• Northern Illinois University
• Southern Illinois University
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Western Illinois University

Return to topOther Resources

• The Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
• Child Trends, Inc.
• The National Center for Early Development and Learning

The Illinois Division of Early Childhood is sponsored by the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
        Last updated: July 22, 2008

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