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

Internet Links

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

Government

Federal

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

State

• 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

Organizations

National

• The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• CEC's Division of Early Childhood (DEC)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Pathways Awareness Foundation

Illinois Affiliates

• Illinois AEYC
• Illinois Council for Exceptional Children

Parent Resources

National

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

Illinois

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

Colleges and Universities

Illinois

• 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

Resources

Technical Assistance

• Early Childhood Center of Professional Development
• Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Early Childhood Research Institute
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
• Early CHOICES
• Early Intervention Training Program (EITP)
• Illinois STARNET Regions: All regions.
  Individual regions:
  • 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 (archive)
• National Lekotek Center
• Provider Connections (Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education)

Other

• The Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
• Child Trends, Inc.
• Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse

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