Early Childhood Development
CPRD helps agencies, organizations, and community service providers make child and family programs and human service systems more efficient and effective. Our services include development of evaluation strategies, data collection systems, and data analysis in order to help agencies improve their maternal health and early childhood education and support services to young children and their families.
MIECHV and IDHS Home Visiting
CPRD’s home visiting team coordinates the research and evaluation of the Illinois MIECHV (Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting) program and the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Early Childhood, Bureau of Home Visiting (IDHS-DEC-BHV) Home Visiting Program. The IDHS-DEC-BHV is the programmatic lead and administers both programs. CPRD provides data support for benchmark data collection; data analysis for understanding the impact of home visiting on outcomes; develops and disseminates state and local level reports; provides coordinated intake quality improvement activities; supports providers in their implementation of continuous quality improvement projects; provides technical assistance and training to providers on data collection; and disseminates specialized reports, research briefs, and presentations.
MIECHV
The Illinois MIECHV (Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting) program funds home visiting services to 18 local implementing agencies (LIAs) in 11 communities using one of two evidence-based model programs (Parents as Teachers and Healthy Families Illinois). Illinois MIECHV also funds coordinated intake quality improvement activities in 8 communities throughout the state. The Illinois Department of Human Services, Department of Early Childhood, Bureau of Home Visiting (IDHS-DEC-BHV) is the programmatic and fiscal lead that administers Illinois MIECHV. CPRD’s MIECHV team coordinates the research, evaluation, and quality improvement activities, as well as the continuous quality improvement to each local agency.
IDHS Home Visiting
The IDHS Home Visiting program funds home visiting services to 37 local implementing agencies (LIAs) in approximately 50 communities using one of three evidence-based model programs (Healthy Families Illinois, Parents as Teachers, and Early Head Start). The Illinois Department of Human Services, Department of Early Childhood, Bureau of Home Visiting (IDHS-DEC-BHV) is the programmatic and fiscal lead that administers IDHS Home Visiting. CPRD’s IDHS Home Visiting team coordinates the research and evaluation activities.
For more information about IDHS home visiting, visit https://igrowillinois.org/.
Resources and Reports
Benchmark Resources and Trainings for Illinois MIECHV and IDHS State Home Visitors
2024-2025 MIECHV and State CQI Joy in Work Overview
2024-2025 MIECHV and State CQI Joy in Work Overview
View Video Transcript2024 IDHS-DEC Home Visiting Staff Survey Findings
The MIECHV and IDHS State Home Visiting Program Staff Survey is conducted each year by the Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD) at the University of Illinois in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Early Childhood (IDHS-DEC). The goals of the survey are to obtain feedback and better understand the needs of the Illinois MIECHV and IDHS State Home Visiting funded workforce.
IDHS-DEC 2024 Survey Highlights Workforce Survey Recap
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Reports and Briefs
Annual Reports
The All Our Kids Network
The AOK Networks are community-based collaborations that promote healthy pregnancies and the positive growth and development of children birth to five and their parents/caregivers by assuring a high-quality, well-coordinated, easily accessible system of services and supports.
AOK Networks are in 12 Illinois communities. CPRD hosts the AOK Connect online data collection and reporting system that all Networks utilize, and the CPRD MIECHV Team collaborates with the AOK Network leadership to connect the networks to home visiting services.