Proposal to Set Up Early Childhood Department Advances Passed Senate

(Springfield, IL) — A state Senate panel has passed a proposal that’s a major initiative of Governor J.B. Pritzker — the creation of a state Department of Early Childhood. The measure would streamline the administration of early childhood education in Illinois and pull together several state agencies into one department. The hope is that the single agency would make it easier for parents and providers to navigate early childhood education in the state.