Illinois State Board of Education: Early Childhood Division
866.262.6663 for Springfield
312.814.2200 for the Chicago office
www.isbe.net
Illinois State Board of Education
Statewide Parent Consultant: Deb Kunz
217.782.5589
dkunz@isbe.net
Illinois Department of Human Services
| For the websites listed below we have tried to provide the latest web address. If the link does not work, type in the name of the organization using a search engine (Google) and it should take you to the newest web site. |
Able Generation - Therapeutic furniture manufacturer
All Kids
American Academy of Pediatrics
Autism Speaks
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
Children's Songs
www.hiehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
www.vandrebilt.edu/csefil
Child Care Resource and Referral Network, serving Will, Kankakee and Grundy Counties
Circle of Inclusion
Council for Exceptional Children (IDEA Practices)
Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional
www.dec-sped.org
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Early Intervention Training Program
www.illinoiseitraining.org
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Equip for Equality
www.equipforequality.org
Exceptional Parent Magazine
www.eparent.com
Family Village for information about
specific disabilities
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/specific.htm
Family Resource Center on Disabilities -
services the Chicago Metropolitan Area
www.frcd.org
Family Matters Parent Training &
Information
www.fmptic.org
Family Village for information about specific disabilities
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/specific.htm
Gateways to Opportunity - Illinois Early Care and Education Professional
Development Network
GiGi's Playhouse
A gathering and learning place for children with Down Syndrome and their families
Head Star Bureau
Illinois Assistive Technology Project
Illinois Early Learning Project
Good resources for Early Learning Benchmarks
and Parent Tip Sheets on a range of developmental topi
Illinois Network Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies (INCCRA)
Illinois Yellow Pages for Kids
www.yellowpagesforkids.com
Information Center on Disabilities and ifted Education - Council for Exceptional
Children
Learning Disabilities Association of America
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent network Newslette
www.netnet.net/mums/
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Center for Early Development and Learning
National Center for Family Literacy
National dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
National early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
National Organization for rare Disorders (NORD)
National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND)
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
Ounce of Prevention
Parents as Teachers National Center
Project Choices
Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Voices for Illinois Children
Web site information for the 6 STAR NET Regions
Regions I
and III
Region II
http://roe.stclair.k12.il.us/starnet
Region V
Region VI