Early Intervention services are available in Illinois for children from birth to age three who demonstrate a developmental delay or who are diagnosed with a developmental disability. These services are accessed through Child & Family Connections agencies. If you have concerns regarding your child’s development you may connect the agency for an evaluation to see if your child will qualify for services. Child & Family Connections #21 Regional Office of Education #13 4 Eagle Center, Ste. 4 O’Fallon, IL 62269 Phone 618-622-6581 Fax: 618/622-8662
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Click on the words to go to the Scholastic book order link. Book order forms will be sent home once a month. It is optional to purchase books. If you are interested in ordering, you may order online with the above code. Please do not send money or check. The only way to order is online. You will pay online and then I will place the order online on the due date. Do not place the order after the deadline date. I will not place orders after the due date. Thanks
The primary goal of the Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS) is to provide a comprehensive resource of reasonable expectations for the development of children in the preschool years (ages 3 to 5) for all teachers across the state of Illinois. All domains or areas of development are included so the focus is on the whole child. These are the skills that your child will work on in preschool. Please review the goals to know what your child is learning and developmentally appropriate for 3-5 years old. These are skills to work on at home and school.
Starnet supports are family-centered, researched and effective practices in early childhood education and care. They offer family fellowships, conferences, workshops, webinars promoting family centered perspectives that are for parents/guardians. They provide training, information, and support to families. Starnet has parent events on a variety of topics. This is a great resource for parents to become a part of and attend a variety of family events on a variety of topics. When you go to the webpage at the top you will see topics that includes the word Family. Click on family and you will see these topics: Events, Funding assistance, support groups, and resources. It also supplies links to websites of more resources for parents/guardians. Great resource for parents that supply not only resources but live workshops.
This website includes information regarding milestones your child meets from ages 2 months- 5 years old. It is very important to be aware of these milestones. From birth to 5 years, your child should reach milestones in how he plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves. Track your child’s development and act early if you have a concern. You can download their free milestone tracker app. Click here for the tracker app. link
This is a source for evidence-based, reliable information on early care and education for families, caregivers, and teachers of young children in Illinois. This site has a large variety of tips sheets for parents that are quick reads. If you go to the tip sheet tab (click on tip sheet to go to link to tip sheets) you will find all topics in alphabetical order. Some examples are asthma, autism, get ready to read, reading and games, healthy eating, impulse control, potty training, and the list has so many more. Please check out this great resource. There are tip sheets on so many topics that may be helpful to you.
You will find research based resources, tips and ideas for families-from child development to reading, writing, music, math, and more. Great resource for families.
Abilities Behavior Services is an organization that provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to children, adults, and seniors. At Abilities Behavior Services, they provide high-quality, evidence-based, and individualized ABA services to families and support personnel of children diagnosed with Autism or any other developmental and intellectual disability.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
With Applied Behavior Analysis, they modify your child’s environment to improve their social skill development. Through individualized care, they monitor progress and partner with parents to encourage new behaviors. They also offer Discrete Trial Training. They work with the individual with autism and their family to develop a plan and individual goals. These goals usually include reducing challenging behaviors and teaching language, social, adaptive, and education skills.
The Center on the Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning(CSEFEL)
Tip sheets for bedtime/naptime, running errands, social-emotional skills, challenging behavior strategies,family articles about play,feelings,biting,daily routines,emotions,social stories, and other visuals for schedules, problem solving, feelings, and expectations
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.
The National Respite Locator Services of ARCH National Respite Network describes respite as follows: “Respite, a break for caregivers and families, is a service in which temporary care is provided to a child or adult with disabilities, or chronic or terminal illnesses, and to persons at risk of abuse and neglect