Higher Education Committee

Goals:

1. Developing systems for identifying, sharing, and promoting flexible and innovative higher education early childhood/child development program models.
2. Expand (scale up) identified successful innovative professional development higher education Early childhood/child development program models.
3. Gather and disseminate information on approaches to support new and/or incumbent early childhood professionals in entering or sustaining the field and/or workforce.
4. Utilize and maximize Illinois’ well-developed existing competency infrastructure for Gateways to Opportunity Credentials by increasing transparency.

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

• September 26, 2024
• December 12, 2024
• February 13, 2025
• May 8, 2025

Members