Welcome to the UIC Collaborative for Young Children and Families! We are excited to launch our virtual community of UIC Early Childhood students, alumni, faculty and community partners. Key features of the site include information about our programs and our research. We also will be providing recommended resources, job postings, and opportunities for involvement in advocacy efforts. Please join our Collaborative by subscribing HERE and watch this site for more to come!
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Check out the latest research from UIC's Early Childhood Alternative Licensure Program Heading link
Read the article at Science Direct.
Two new resources for early childhood educators Heading link
Geared toward teachers in early childhood education, the websites Early Pride Matters and Engineering Explorers launched this month.
UIC Policy Brief: Strengthening the Early Learning Workforce Heading link
Read the new policy brief produced by the UIC Collaborative for Young Children and Families with generous funding from the W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation.
About ECE at UIC Heading link
Our Team Heading link
The UIC Collaborative for Young Children and Families has a core team of scholars and educators who have years of experience in policy, practice, and research. Each team member further collaborates with other scholars across campus, policymakers at the state level to advocate for equity in the world of Early Childhood Education.
Our Programs Heading link
At UIC, there are several programs in the College of Education focusing on preparing students to work with young children and their families. These programs are designed to be responsive to the multiple needs across Illinois early childhood programs.
Our Research Heading link
Research in Early Childhood at UIC is interdisciplinary and cross-campus, but what we know is that all of these areas converge in the world of education. The impact of the research in Early Childhood Education extends well beyond UIC, including city, state, and federal levels. In the College of Education, our research efforts are to provide/leverage/support…
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Scholarships Heading link
Check out internal and external Early Childhood scholarship opportunities.