These links are intended to provide you with current information on career opportunities in Illinois in the early care and education field, as well as national information.
Careers at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Center for the Child Care Workforce (CCCW): What’s Happening in Illinois? Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children Resume Web site Directors’ Perceptions About Male Involvement in Early Childhood Programs The Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry in Illinois Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) Job Bank Illinois Early Childhood Program Matrix Illinois Preschool Teacher StudyAssessment of Illinois Early Care and Education Data and Research Reports Illinois Salary and Staffing Survey of Licensed Child Care Facilities: FY 2007 Illinois Workforce Information Center Market Rate Survey of Licensed Child Care Programs in Illinois: FY 2008Staff Qualifications of Lead Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms: Making the Case for a Differentiated Staffing Pattern What's Involved in Starting a Family Child Care Business in Illinois? Who's Caring for the Kids?: The Status of the Early Childhood Workforce in Illinois—2008
Careers at Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
Center for the Child Care Workforce (CCCW): What’s Happening in Illinois?
Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children Resume Web site
Directors’ Perceptions About Male Involvement in Early Childhood Programs
The Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry in Illinois
Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) Job Bank
Illinois Early Childhood Program Matrix
Illinois Preschool Teacher StudyAssessment of Illinois Early Care and Education Data and Research Reports
Illinois Salary and Staffing Survey of Licensed Child Care Facilities: FY 2007
Illinois Workforce Information Center
Market Rate Survey of Licensed Child Care Programs in Illinois: FY 2008
Staff Qualifications of Lead Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms: Making the Case for a Differentiated Staffing Pattern
What's Involved in Starting a Family Child Care Business in Illinois?
Who's Caring for the Kids?: The Status of the Early Childhood Workforce in Illinois—2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Child Care Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics: Teachers—Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Career Voyages Child Day Care Services (US Department of Labor) Current Data on the Salaries and Benefits of the U.S. Early Childhood Education Workforce (2004) (861 KB)National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Career Forum Starting a Child Care Center Starting a Family Child Care Program State Compensation Initiatives for Early Childhood Educators
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Child Care Workers
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Teachers—Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary
Career Voyages
Child Day Care Services (US Department of Labor)
Current Data on the Salaries and Benefits of the U.S. Early Childhood Education Workforce (2004) (861 KB)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Career Forum
Starting a Child Care Center
Starting a Family Child Care Program
State Compensation Initiatives for Early Childhood Educators
Links are chosen that are consistent with the mission of this Web site, which is to increase the educational and training opportunities for early care and education providers in Illinois. The "links" section of the Gateways to Opportunity Web site points to sites that contain information or resources useful to those who work with young children and youth. Links are checked monthly for accuracy and reviewed by at least two people before being added to this list. This Web site does not generally link to sites that are primarily intended for the sale of products or services.
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