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Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education  
Western Illinois University, Horrabin Hall 32  
1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455  
(800) 227-7537 / (309) 298-1634  
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Able Generation - Therapeutic furniture manufacturer
(800) 875-2457
www.ablegeneration.com

All Kids
(866) 255-5437
www.allkidscovered.com

American Academy of Pediatrics
(847) 434-4000
www.aap.org

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
(800) 949-4232, (312) 413-1407
www.adagreatlakes.org
www.addata.org

Asperger's Syndrome
www.k12academics.com/aspergers.htm

Autism Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)
(609) 737-8985
www.autismndi.com

CAR Strategies for Language Development
(206) 310-7401
http://www.walearning.com/language/car-strategies/

Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
(309) 298-1634
www.wiu.edu/thecenter

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Early Childhood Research Institute

(800) 583-4135
http://cecp.air.org/teams/stratpart/clas.asp

Center for Inclusive Child Care
(651) 603-6265
www.inclusivechildcare.org

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
(734) 647-6940
www.ciera.org

Center for Universal Design
(800) 647-6777 or (919) 515-8951
www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/

Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood
Child Care Plus+

(800) 235-4122 or (406) 243-6355
www.ccplus.org

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
(217) 333-0689 or (615) 322-8150
www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/

Child Care Bureau
(202) 690-6782
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb

Child Trends
(202) 572-6000
www.childtrends.org

Children's Defense Fund
(800) 233-1200
www.childrensdefense.org

Children's Songs
(919) 541-3345
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm

Circle of Inclusion
(785) 864-0685
www.circleofinclusion.org

Committee for Children Program
(800) 634-4449 ext. 6223
www.cfchildren.org

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
(888) 232-7733
www.cec.sped.org

Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
(877) 275-3227
http://clas.uiuc.edu

Division for Early Childhood of the Council of Exceptional Children (DEC)
(406) 543-0872
www.dec-sped.org

Early Childhood Community - Connect and NPDCI
community.fpg.unc.edu

Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
(877) 275-3227 or (217) 333-1386
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu

Early Childhood Outcomes Center (ECO)
Lists multiple phone #'s for staff.
www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco

Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (Concluded in 2000)
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecrii/

Epilepsy Foundation of America
(800) 332-1000
www.epilepsyfoundation.org

Equip for Equality
(800) 537-2632 or (312) 341-0022
www.equipforequality.org

Exceptional Parent Magazine
(800) 372-7368
www.eparent.com

Family and Corrections Network (Incarcerated)
(215) 576-1110
www.fcnetwork.org

Family Matters Parent Training & Information Center (FMPTIC)
(866) 436-7842
www.fmptic.org

Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD - PTIC)
(312) 939-3513
www.frcd.org
serves Chicago Metropolitan Area

Family Support Network (FSN) of Illinois
(708) 339-5423
www.familysupportnetwork.org

Family Villiage
Waisman Center: (608) 263-5776 or (608) 263-5910
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/specific.htm

Family Voices
(888) 835-5669
www.familyvoices.org

Family Voices of Illinois
(866) 931-111
http://www.familyvoices.org/states?id=0058

Foundation for Early Learning
(206) 525-4801
www.earlylearning.org

Gateways to Opportunity—The Illinois Early Care & Education Professional Development Network
(866) 697-8278
www.ilgateways.com

Illinois Action for Children
(312) 823-1100
www.actforchildren.org/site/PageServer?pagehome=Home

The Illinois Autism Program
(217) 525-8332
www.theautismprogram.org

Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project
(630) 968-3898
www.illinoisautismproject.org

Illinois Department of Human Services (Early Intervention )
(217) 782-1981
www.dhs.state.il.us/ei/index.asp

Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
(866) 275-3227 or (217) 333-1386
www.eiclearinghouse.org

Illinois Early Intervention Training
(866) 509-3867 or (708) 729-0227
www.illinoiseitraining.org

Illinois Early Learning Project
(Tip sheets for parents and professionals)

(877) 275-3227
www.illinoisearlylearning.org

Illinois Head Start Association
(217) 241-3511
www.ilheadstart.org

Illinois Network Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
(866) 697-8278 or (309) 829-5327
www.inccrra.org

Illinois Resource Center - Early Childhood
(224) 366-8525
www.thecenterweb.org/ec

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Springfield Office (866) 262-6663
Chicago Office (312) 814-2200
www.isbe.net

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Division of Early Childhood
(866) 262-6663 or (217) 782-4321
www.isbe.net/earlychi

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Division of Special Education
(866) 262-6663 or (217) 782-4321
www.isbe.net/spec-ed

Illinois Subdivision of Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (IDEC)
www.illinois-dec.org

Information on Bullying (Barbara Coloroso)
(800) 729-1588
www.kidsareworthit.com

The Institute on Disability and Human Development
(312) 413-8833
www.idhd.org

Join Together Project Deaf Education
www.deafed.net

KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America
(412) 341-1515
www.ldanatl.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
(800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
(703) 341-4100
www.naccrra.org

National Center for Early Development and Learning
(919) 966-7180
www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl

National Center for Family Literacy
(502) 584-1133
www.famlit.org

National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center
(800) 616-2242
www.nccic.org

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
(800) 695-0285
www.nichcy.org

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
(919) 962-2001
www.nectac.org

National Head Start Association
(703) 739-0875
www.nhsa.org

National Lekotek Center
(773) 528-5766
www.lekotek.org

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
(800) 999-6673 (voicemail only) or (203) 744-0100
www.rarediseases.org

Natural Allies—Natural Resources
www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/nat_allies/na_resources.cfm

Learning Associates (Formerly North Central Regional Educational Laboratory NCREL)
Learning Point Associates: (800) 356-2735

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
(202) 245-7459
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

Organization for Autism Research
(703) 243-9710
www.researchautism.org

Ounce of Prevention Fund
(312) 922-3863
www.ounceofprevention.org

Parents as Teachers National Center
(866) 728-4968 or (314) 432-4330
www.parentsasteachers.org

Project CHOICES/Early CHOICES
(630) 629-0551
www.projectchoices.org

Provider Connections Early Intervention Credentialing
(309) 298-2351 or (800) 701-0995
www.wiu.edu/ProviderConnections

Spark Action for Children, For youth, For change.
www.sparkaction.org

Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers
(888) 248-0822
www.taalliance.org

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children & Families

www.acf.hhs.gov/

Voices for Illinois Children
(312) 456-0600
www.voices4kids.org

Wright's Law
www.wrightslaw.com

Zero to Three
(202) 638-1144
www.zerotothree.org

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