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Your source for early childhood data in Illinois

Providing early childhood data and maps to inform communities and strengthen policy in Illinois.

Latest Data Available

IECAM has 2023 demographic and FY2024 early childhood service data available on Excel spreadsheets. The spreadsheets resemble what users have received when they chose “all data” for demographics or early childhood service types in searches on the IECAM database.

FY2024 service data

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2023 demographic data

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CCAP Data Now Available

IECAM has five years of data for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which provides subsidies to low-income families for affordable, quality child care. These data, for fiscal years 2020–2024, are available in separate Excel spreadsheets for each fiscal year.

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Easy-to-use maps: The Illinois Early Childhood Care and Education Services Map and the Illinois School District Finder

The Illinois Early Childhood Care and Education Services Map shows where sites are located throughout the state. The Illinois School District Finder helps you quickly find your school district by entering your address or the name of the district.

Illinois Early Care and Education Services Map This map shows early care and education services sites in the state. Service sites include Preschool For All, Head Start, licensed child care centers, licensed-exempt child care centers, and family child care homes.

Illinois School District Finder Find your school district by entering your address or the name of the district. You can also zoom in on the map to find the names and locations of public schools in the districts.

Browse data by topic

Most data topics on IECAM belong to one (or more) of the following categories:

Demographics

Data that describe the characteristics of the population of young children and their families in Illinois, such as age, race, income, and language(s) spoken..

Health

Data and related information about the health of Illinois children and families.

Early Childhood Services and Programs

Data and related information about early childhood services and programs that serve Illinois children and their families.

Geographic Regions

IECAM provides data by various geographic regions. Find out more about these regions.

Social and Economic Factors

Data and related information about factors that can significantly affect the quality of life for Illinois children and their families, such as income/poverty levels, education, employment, housing, and access to support services.

News

July 1, 2024

New IECAM Project Identifies Providers with Multiple Funding Sources

June 3, 2024

Introducing the Illinois Early Childhood Data Hub

February 23, 2024

Governer seeks more money for Smart Start, new early childhood department

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