About this Web Site

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The Birth to Five Project 

The web site was created for the Birth to Five Project.  Part of the Early Childhood Funders' Collaborative's Build Initiative, the Birth to Five Project is a statewide effort to build a comprehensive system to ensure all Illinois children are safe, healthy, eager to learn, and ready to succeed by the time they enter school. The Project brings together early childhood practitioners, government agency staff, health care providers, advocates, researchers and others to identify and develop solutions to system gaps and barriers. The Ounce of Prevention Fund manages the Project.  For more information about the Ounce of Prevention Fund please visit our website www.ounceofprevention.org.

 

The primary purpose of this site is to provide information on early childhood programs administered by multiple state and federal agencies and comparative community demographic data to describe the context in which these programs exist. This tool will allow for assessment of community needs and availability of services for pregnant women and families with young children in a geographical context.  This site can be used to:

-         Help inform program planning and funding processes (e.g. identifying underserved areas), identify areas of potential duplication

-         Raise awareness of available programs among providers, physicians and families.  Provide information on program eligibility and how to access programs

-         Improve collaboration at the local level by providing a consistent source of information on programs and services available in a community

 

For more information about the Birth to Five Project or this web site please contact Karen Yarbrough at 312.922.3863. 

Data Definitions and Sources

  Programs Mapped on the Site

-          Early Head Start

-          Healthy Families Illinois and Parents Too Soon

-          Prevention Initiative and Parental Training 0-3 (Early Childhood Block Grant Programs)

-          Safe from the Start

For additional information on the early childhood programs mapped on this web site (e.g., programs goals, services offered, eligibility guidelines, etc.) please access the Inventory of Birth to Three Programs at www.ounceofprevention.org/downloads/programs/FullInventory2.pdf.

 

Demographic Information Included on the Site

Indicator

Definition

Source

Demographic Variables

Children under 3 years

-Total number of births for 3 years (1998 – 2000)

-Children under three as a percent of the total population

Illinois Department of Public Health, Vital Statistics

http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/statshome.htm

Teen births

Number and percent of births to teens 1999 – 2000

Illinois Department of Public Health, Vital Statistics

http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/statshome.htm

Low birthweight

Number and percent of babies born that weighed 5.5 lbs or less 1999-2000

Illinois Department of Public Health, Vital Statistics

http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/statshome.htm

Total population

Number of individuals of any age

2000 Census

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Children under 5 years

Number and percent of children less than 5 years of age

2000 Census

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Black

Percent of population reporting race as black

2000 Census

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Hispanic

Percent of population of any race reporting ethnicity as Hispanic

2000 Census

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

White

Percent of population reporting race as white

2000 Census

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Median Family Income

Number in dollars

2000 Census

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Families with related children under 5 years in poverty

Number and percent of families with children under 5 with incomes at or below the federal poverty level

2000 Census

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

Service Enrollment Data

Children receiving Early Intervention Services (Part C of IDEA)

Number and percent of children in the Early Intervention system as of June 30, 2002

Illinois Department of Human Services

Indicated cases of abuse and neglect among children under 5

Number and percent of unique indicated cases of abuse and neglect among children under 5 during FY '02 ( July 1, 2001 to June 30,2002 )

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Children under 5 enrolled in Medicaid & SCHIP

Number and percent of children under 5 enrolled in Medicaid or SCHIP as of December 2002

Illinois Department of Public Aid