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Earlier today, Governor JB Pritzker issued his Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 2026) budget proposal, which outlines considerable funding increases for the state’s child care system, but maintains level funding for its remaining early childhood programs.
While we are pleased with the Governor’s request to improve funding for child care assistance, a flat budget for Early Intervention, evidence-based home visiting programs and the Early Childhood Block Grant will limit the state’s ability to support the early childhood workforce and ultimately, to serve more young children through strengthened programs and services.
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“We thank Governor Pritzker for his longstanding support for early learning and, particularly, the administration’s decision to prioritize child care access in Illinois,” Start Early Illinois’ Executive Director Celena Sarillo said. “Yet, when we fail to provide sufficient state funding for programs like Early Intervention and home visiting, we fail children during their most crucial developmental periods, and we leave families unsupported in caring for their little ones.”
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Contact your state legislator today to let them know what early childhood programs mean to you and help ensure Illinois youngest children and their families are prioritized in the state’s final Fiscal Year 2026 budget this spring. Our babies can't wait.
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