Support for Collaborations

Forming a Collaboration

Congratulations on your decision to start an early childhood community collaboration in Illinois! Whether you’re a group of community stakeholders seeking to formally come together to work on early childhood systems, or recent recipients of funding to establish an early childhood community collaboration, we are here to support you completely free of charge.

Preparing to Form an Early Childhood Collaboration:

Recommended Steps

Discover & learn from local early childhood collaborations near you!

Take our Community Systems Development for Early Childhood Collaborations on-demand learning course.

Take our Early Childhood Collaboration Governance on-demand learning course.

Once you are ready to form an early childhood collaboration, we recommend that you and your prospective collaboration partners take the following steps:

Register on WeConnect

WeConnect is a space for people and collaborations to connect and share resources, ask questions, and learn from each other.

Submit your collaboration name & details

We update our statewide Early Childhood Collaboration Directory periodically and would love to include your collaboration. Let us know who you are!

Request a Consultation

Once you’ve completed steps 1 & 2, schedule an on-demand consultation to request support to build a strong foundation for your collaboration.