High-Quality Early Education For All of Illinois' Children - Ounce of ...

AcknowledgementsThis report was written by Rima Shore and designed by Burkat Design. Preparation andprinting were made possible by generous grants from Bank One Foundation, EarlyChildhood Funders Collaborative/Build Initiative, The Joyce Foundation, Dolores KohlEducation Foundation, McCormick Tribune Foundation, McDougal Family Foundation,Northern Trust Company, Pew Charitable Trusts/PreK-Now, and Woods Fund of Chicago.Many thanks to Margie Wallen, Early Learning Project Manager, and the Ounce ofPrevention Fund personnel and consultants who staffed Illinois Early Learning Councilcommittees and helped produce this report, including: Katie Dealy, Julia DeLapp, DeannaDurica, Gail Gabler, Ireta Gasner, Theresa Hawley, Ann Kirwan, Julie Wilen, and KarenYarbrough.