Career Opportunities and Job Links

 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.

Illinois Links

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 Study
Assessment 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 

General Links

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

Criteria for Inclusion

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.

Disclaimer

Links are provided for information purposes only. A link to a Web site does not necessarily imply an endorsement of any product, resource, or service on that Web site.

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