The Collaboration for
Early Childhood Care and Education
Vision
The Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education will foster high quality early care and educational experiences and support to families so that all children will have the opportunity to develop their full potential, and feel loved and valued in our caring, diverse community.
The Collaboration’s four priority areas are:
(1)
increasing the accessibility and affordability of care and education services;
increasing the accessibility and affordability of care and education services; (2)addressing the issues surrounding quality;
addressing the issues surrounding quality; (3)articulating children's developmental needs and appropriate practice;
articulating children's developmental needs and appropriate practice; (4)involving and supporting parents.
involving and supporting parents. The Collaboration’s Vision is accomplished through projects and programs including:
Dialogues ProjectDirector’s RoundtableProfessional DevelopmentResearchFamily Resource CenterStart Early: Learning Begins at BirthEarly Childhood Resource DirectoryStart Early: Literacy Begins at BirthThe Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education will initiate, foster and coordinate community dialogue, networking, cooperation, advocacy and collaboration amongst early childhood education stakeholders to:
•nurture the natural ability of all children in order that they be in the best possible position to achieve success in school,
nurture the natural ability of all children in order that they be in the best possible position to achieve success in school,•develop and increase a community-wide understanding and commitment to parents’ and early childhood care and education’s critical role in the healthy development of young children,
develop and increase a community-wide understanding and commitment to parents’ and early childhood care and education’s critical role in the healthy development of young children,•develop and implement strategies to increase quality, voluntary early care and educational opportunities for all Oak Park and River Forest children regardless of race, income, special need or family work status,
develop and implement strategies to increase quality, voluntary early care and educational opportunities for all Oak Park and River Forest children regardless of race, income, special need or family work status,•develop the capacity to impact early childhood care and education policies at local state and federal levels,
develop the capacity to impact early childhood care and education policies at local state and federal levels,•Secure funding to support the goals and objectives of the Collaboration.
Secure funding to support the goals and objectives of the Collaboration.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
