Early childhood leaders:
Connect with researchers
- Find information to answer your questions.
- Identify who else is asking similar questions, and learn what others have found.
- Connect and partner with researchers, families, and other city and community leaders and providers to spark new ideas.
- Apply new ideas to create better experiences for children and families.
EC*REACH Publications
Explore EC*REACH’s new research findings.
The Impact of Chicago’s Universal Prekindergarten Expansion on Access to School-Based Pre-K
Chicago Universal Pre-k Study rapid research report published by the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern Unviersity
Research Library
Browse our curated library of articles, reports, fact sheets, policy briefs, and other publications to find the Chicago-based early childhood research evidence you need.
Chicago Early Childhood Data
Explore our curated library of publicly available data resources—such as datasets, dashboards, maps, and reports—that include information related to Chicago’s early childhood ecosystem and the population of young children and families in our city.
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) Data & Reports
The INCCRRA website hosts publications on a variety of topics related to child care in Illinois.
[EC*REACH will] propel new research as well as deepen and extend the partnerships between researchers and community. It creates the table to ask the questions and ask if we are asking the right questions.
Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Chief of Staff, City of Chicago
Being in a room with colleagues who grasp the specifics of early childhood research in Chicago is invaluable. It’s unique to have a space where we can collaborate across various organizations and disciplines. EC*REACH fosters meaningful exchange, igniting greater collective impact.
Alison Baulos
Executive Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development, The University of Chicago
The innovative work of EC*REACH – bringing great minds together to advance research, practice, and policy in early childhood – promises impact in Chicago and beyond.
Bela Moté
President and Chief Executive Officer, Carole Robertson Center for Learning
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