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Illinois Early Childhood Advocacy Week: April 12-16

#EarlyEdIsEssential

Calling all parents, early childhood providers and other advocates: Illinois Early Childhood Advocacy Week kicks off on Monday! Join us and our partners – Latino Policy Forum and Illinois Action for Children – as we come together virtually from April 12-16 to amplify the importance of early learning and care and thank the early childhood field’s front line workers – child care providers, home visitors, doulas and others – who have continued to support and provide for our youngest learners despite extremely challenging circumstances.


Advocacy Week marks approximately one year into a pandemic that has deeply affected children, families and early care and learning providers. Throughout the week, we will provide opportunities for providers, parents and caregivers to share with their legislators that early education is essential—now more than ever as we rebuild and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.


Each day of Advocacy Week, we will focus on a different, essential component of early learning and care:
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April 12: Investing in the early years is essential.
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April 13: Community voice is essential.
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April 14: Workforce is essential.
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April 15: Health and well-being are essential.
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April 16: Family economic supports are essential.
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Start Early’s Early Childhood Advocacy Week HQ to learn more about how you can tell your legislators that #EarlyEdIsEssential.

How to Participate in Illinois Early Childhood Advocacy Day 2021

Great news: if you are receiving this email, you are already signed up to receive our Early Childhood Advocacy Week daily emails. We look forward to advocating alongside you for Illinois’s early care and learning programs!


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Resources & Events
Upcoming Webinars:
- The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment and Early Learning Settings: On April 13 (12:00-1:00 pm CST), Start Early and the Illinois State Board of Education are partnering to present a webinar for early childhood educators on the state’s Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KIDS). This webinar will be an opportunity to learn about the connections between the KIDS assessment and early childhood settings.
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- Social Media Training: Early learning providers are a wealth of knowledge about what policy changes would best support them and the parents and families they serve. With that in mind, Purpose and Illinois Action for Children are hosting a social media storytelling training designed to help amplify and elevate the critical work of the early childhood workforce.
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Register here for the April 8 session, which will feature social media tips and tricks, storytelling guidance, and take away tools.ICYMI (In Case You Missed It):

Advocacy 101: Our partners at Latino Policy Forum and Illinois Action for Children teamed up to share advocacy fundamentals in preparation for Early Childhood Advocacy Week. Check out recordings of the April 2 session in
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