Cicely Fleming's Colleagues at Birth to Five Illinois
Sonja Clark
Director Of Operations Regional and Community Systems State Department
Cicely Fleming's Contact Details
(773) 739-2107
Chicago,Illinois,United States
Birth to Five Illinois
Cicely Fleming's Company Details
Birth to Five Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois, United States • 32 EmployeesIndividual & Family Services
We are redesigning the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system with families at the center.Illinois has a goal of becoming the best state in the nation for families raising young children by improving and expanding the delivery of child care and early learning programs for children from birth until they start kindergarten. This effort began in 2019 when the Governor appointed a commission to analyze Illinois' early childhood programs and identify ways to improve them. The commission produced a report with a set of recommendations to ensure all families in Illinois regardless of race, ethnicity, home language and social circumstance have the services needed to prepare their children for school.The Birth to Five Action Councils will include parents, service providers, educators and advocates, and they will be tasked with identifying service needs in each of the 39 regions of Illinois. Information gathered by these Councils will inform local and state policy around birth-to-five programs over the next decade and beyond.