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EIU Child Care Resource and Referral

Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist

The Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist, Vicky Foster, works together with area providers to enhance the quality of care and learning experience of infants, toddlers, and 2’s in the Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar, Moultrie, and Shelby counties. 

The ITCCS collaborates with area providers to improve the quality of care for children under 3 years of age by assisting the needs of local early care and education settings in the areas of infant-toddler brain development and care in addition to providing training for early care and education professionals. 

Services provided by the Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist:

  • Share information and resources on current infant, toddler, and 2’s developmentally appropriate practices.
  • Provide activities and ideas to enhance curriculum for infants, toddlers and 2’s.
  • Provide technical assistance via face to face, phone or email.
  • Provide onsite consultation and training on infant, toddler and 2’s environments and issues.
  • Assist in designing environments for infants and toddlers to meet the best needs of children in care (safety, space, and materials).
  • Provide technical assistance, guidance, support and role modeling in infant toddler curriculum and group setting challenges.
  • Develop workshops/training to meet the needs of the infant, toddler and 2’s providers.
  • Practical ideas and strategies for understanding and working with children under 3 years of age.
  • Information on how to use the ITERS (Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale).

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Contact Information

CCR&R (Quality, Training, Referrals)

3015 Ninth Street Hall
217-581-6698
800-545-7439

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm

Office Closures:

New Year Holidays, Martin L. King Birthday,
Lincoln's Birthday, Memorial Day,
Juneteenth, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Election Day,
Thanksgiving Holidays, Christmas Holidays

Child Care Assistance Program

3015 Ninth Street Hall
217-581-7081
800-643-1026

Summer Office Hours:

Monday -Thursday: 7:45 am to 4:30 pm
Friday: 7:30 am to 12:00 pm


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