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Oct 8 2025
The Latest Scoop: 10/8
Head Start Days Kick Off at Quincy Children's Museum & Peoria Playhouse; Federal Government Remains Shut Down; Stand for Head Start Video; Keeping An Eye on WIC; QECs Begin Next Week!; What You Need... Read more
Oct 3 2025
The latest Scoop: 10/1
Champaign County RPC Celebrates Head Start!; FY 26 Government Shutdown Update; Supporting Immigrant Families Webinar; QECs Registration is Open; Holidays in ECE Classrooms & at Home; October is Head... Read more
Oct 1 2025
Head Start HIRES / Jobs Board OCT'25
Many employment choices throughout Chicagoland & Downstate Illinois. See the NEW openings, but also know that agency websites could have several listings. Encourage friends/family to explore interests... Read more

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Did you know that IHSA has a simple yet powerful tool to understand and support Head Start programs across Illinois? The Illinois Head Start Data Dashboard is a user-friendly tool designed to share key information about Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the state. Its main goal is to make data understandable and accessible to everyone who needs it.  The data on the dashboard updates quarterly. You can learn more by going to the DATA DASHBOARD PAGE.



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