The Collaboration for
Early Childhood Care and Education
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The Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education
320 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60302
Phone: 708-613-6122 Fax: 708-434-1259 info@collab4kids.org
The Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education consists of over 40 participants including: the Village of Oak Park, the elementary and high school districts, the library, the park district, the township, Concordia University, Triton College, preschools, childcare centers and home providers. The Collaboration meets monthly at the Oak Park Public Library.
The Collaboration offers professional training and public programming through the following initiatives:
Director’s RoundtableProfessional DevelopmentResearchFamily Resource CenterStart Early: Learning Begins at BirthStart Early: Literacy Begins at BirthThese initiatives are planned and presented by volunteer members of the Collaboration’s Committees:
These Committees are composed of members of the community who meet regularly to plan and implement their activities and initiatives. For more information regarding the monthly Collaboration meetings or any of the Collaboration’s Committees, projects, initiatives or public programming, please contact the Collaboration at info@collab4kids.org or at 708-802-5446
Donations:
If you would like to make a tax-deductible financial donation to the Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education, please make your check payable to the:
Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education
and mail it to:
The Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education
P.O. Box 4105
Oak Park, IL 60513
The Dialogues Planning Committee
Through the Dialogues Project. the Dialogues Planning Committee has created a forum for staff of early childhood centers and preschools, home care providers and kindergarten teachers to share expectations and improve communication with the goals of creating shared vision and practices to help prepare young children for success in kindergarten. The Committee meets regularly to evaluate the Dialogues Project’s work and to plan its ongoing programs and activities.
The Education Committee
The mission of the Education Committee is to educate families, providers, and stakeholders in the community about the long-term benefits of a quality early childhood experience. This is accomplished by:
oproviding information about quality in childcare settings
providing information about quality in childcare settingsohighlighting the importance of early literacy experiences
highlighting the importance of early literacy experiencesoreaching out to key Trusted Sources in the community, and,
reaching out to key Trusted Sources in the community, and, ofacilitating wide training for families and early childhood care givers.
facilitating wide training for families and early childhood care givers.The Research Committee
The Research Committee seeks to provide documentation on the impact of high quality early childhood care and education and to provide information about the types of early childhood care utilized by members of the community. This information is designed to support service and project development.
