Researchers:
Make real-world impact and access key resources
- Meet and collaborate with fellow researchers across sectors, organizations, and institutions.
- Partner with city and community leaders, families, and providers to conduct meaningful and useful research.
- Identify and utilize existing early childhood data
- Learn about questions that matter to the Chicago early childhood community.
- Get support to start or expand a Chicago-focused early childhood research project.
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Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) Data & Reports
The Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) website hosts a collection of reports and publications produced by INCCRRA or that have been significantly impacted by data and/or analysis conducted by INCCRRA, as well as a data request form. INCCRRA data inlcude a variety topics related to child care in Illinois.
United States Census data for the city of Chicago
The United States Census website is a powerful tool that allows users to access, filter, and download thousands of data tables; maps; city, county, and state profiles; and reports. These resources include a variety of data that come from the decennial census as well as the annual American Community Survey. By manipulating the filters applied to various data tables, you can access detailed information about the population of very young children in Chicago.
This work is invaluable in fostering information and action at a hyperlocal level. By focusing on our city, our teachers, our families, and our children, we can ensure that early childhood policies and practices are responsive and equitable. This initiative empowers local stakeholders with the tools and knowledge needed to create meaningful change within our communities.
Kate Connor
Truman College, City Colleges 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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