FY27 480-20-3721 Statewide CCR&R and Provider Supports and Services

The Illinois Early Childhood agency is seeking a contractor to provide statewide quality improvement and workforce professional development programs for child care providers and practitioners. The contractor will also support the work of child care resource and referral agencies and develop, maintain, and enhance systems to track and report comprehensive data related to these services. The contractor's work will include producing reports such as the Illinois Salary and Staffing Survey of Licensed Child Care Facilities and the Market Rate Survey of Licensed Child Care Programs in Illinois. Key responsibilities include: • Providing quality improvement and workforce professional development programs for child care providers and practitioners • Supporting the work of child care resource and referral agencies • Developing, maintaining, and enhancing systems to track and report comprehensive data • Producing reports on salary and staffing surveys and market rate surveys The ideal contractor will have experience in providing similar services and have a strong understanding of the child care industry in Illinois.