Our Projects

Chicago Universal Pre-K Study

Conducted in partnership with Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, and the Office of the Mayor

Mixed Delivery Preschool Enrollment in Chicago: Community Conversations to Understand Trends, Impacts, and Solutions

Sponsored by Start Early in support of the Office of the Mayor’s Every Child Ready Chicago (ECRC) initiative

Aligning Early Learning Assessments from Pre-K through 2nd Grade

Conducted in collaboration with Chicago Public Schools Office of Early Childhood Education

Understanding and Improving Services to Birth to 5 Multilingual Learners and Their Families in IL Early Care and Education Settings

In collaboration with the Latino Policy Forum, Illinois Workforce and Education Collaborative (IWERC), and 14 community-based partners

Data 101: Understanding Early Childhood Education and Care Data in Chicago

These resources are designed to help you understand and use early childhood education and care (ECEC) data in Chicago.