Our Work
Through administrative, legislative and grassroots advocacy, we seek to inform, create and strengthen conditions that enable equitable access to high-quality services for our state’s youngest children — prenatal through age 5 — and their families across Illinois.
Legislative Advocacy
Sustaining and bolstering investments in foundational early learning and care programs and strengthening the statutory language that undergrids those programs and related services.
Administrative Advocacy
Informing design and implementation of federal, state and local programs, policies and practices.
Grassroots Engagement
Engaging early learning and care programs, providers and other stakeholders to ensure our priorities are aligned with the needs of children and families, as well as the greater early learning and care field.
Grassroots Advocacy
Ensuring parents, providers and other stakeholders have the information and tools necessary to voice their support for early learning and care investments to their elected officials.
Start Early's Illinois Policy Agenda
Our three-year Illinois policy agenda represents our priorities in the state and encompasses Start Early’s advocacy, administrative policy and systems-building efforts.
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Contact Us
Connect with our team to learn more about our work or discuss how we can support policy and advocacy work for your organization.
Stay Connected
Stay up to date on early childhood policy issues and how you can take action to ensure more children have access to quality early learning and care in Illinois.
Take Action
Raise your voice and encourage lawmakers to prioritize early learning and care at the local, state and federal level.