Illinois
Illinois offers IECMHC through a coordinated statewide effort. The Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC) manages it through three main grantees: Chaddock (operating as Caregiver Connections), Illinois Action for Children, and 4C (Community Coordinated Child Care).
- Lead organization
Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC)
Caregiver Connections website(opens in a new tab)- Program contact
- Aja Owasoyo, Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Coordinator
- Lori A. Harrison, Bureau Chief for Collaboration and Partnerships
- Eligibility
- Licensed child care centers and family child care homes, at any subsidy level
- Early intervention and home visiting programs (program-level consultation only)
- Children from birth through age 5
- Geographic reach
The program covers every county through 16 delivery areas. See the service delivery map(opens in a new tab).
- How to request consultation
- Contact the grantee that serves your area.
- Caregiver Connections website(opens in a new tab): find the referral phone number for your service area.
- CCR&R network: contact the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)(opens in a new tab) to use the Gateways Registry.
- Gateways Consultant Registry(opens in a new tab): search online by zip code, consultant name, service type, or language.
- Funding
Braided funding from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and state general revenue.
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