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Preschool For All (PFA) Program
The Preschool for All (PFA) program provides at least 12.5 hours weekly of high-quality preschool to eligible families with children ages 3-5. PFA programs must include comprehensive developmental screening. They must be taught by bachelor’s-level early childhood licensed teachers, and they must use a standards-aligned, research-based curriculum to provide children with a foundation of knowledge and skills that allows them to be successful throughout their school experience.
For specific information about the requirements of implementing the Preschool for All grant, please review the compliance checklist and the Illinois Administrative Code Part 2050 (formally Illinois Administrative Code Part 235). Items 1-20 on the compliance checklist are required of all programs administering Preschool for All services.
- ECERS Playground Guidance
- PFA-E Administrator Checklist
- FAQ: Behavior Support and Program Transition Plans
- Early Childhood Block Grant Attendance Guidance
- Income Verification FAQ
- Early Childhood Licensure(Updated December 2025)
- Lesson Planning FAQ
- Portfolio FAQ
- ISBE Preschool Program Plan for Serving McKinney-Vento Eligible Children and Families
- ISBE Preschool Program Plan for Serving McKinney-Vento Eligible Children and Families
- Meal Pattern For Children, 1-12 and 13-18
- 37-50B: Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) Behavior Support Plan
- Compliance Checklist FAQ
- ECERS Weather Permitting Information
- Preschool for All/Preschool for All Expansion Compliance Checklist(8/27/2025)
- Preschool for All/Preschool for All Expansion Tips for Compliance Monitoring
- Continuous Quality Improvement Plan (CQIP)
The Implementation Manual is designed to serve as a guide for administrators, teachers and other staff of Illinois Preschool for All programs.
- Complete Implementation Manual(Updated 7/5/2023)
- Introduction
- Recruitment, Enrollment & Records
- Children with Disabilities
- English Learners
- The Early Learning Environment
- Schedule
- Early Learning Curriculum & Assessment
- Social Emotional Learning
- Transition Plans
- Parent & Family Engagement
- Community Collaboration
- Personnel
- Professional Development
- Budget and Reporting
- Program Accountability
- Preschool Expansion
- Acronym Glossary
- Sample PFA Documents/Templates
- Sample Screening Forms From Manual:
Documentary: It Takes A Village: How Community Organizations, Schools, & Families Can Support Early Literacy. This 19-minute program highlights how community organizations can incorporate literacy development into their work with children and how they can effectively partner with school districts to promote early childhood literacy.
Quick reference guide: On Course for Reading Success: Best Practices for Teaching Beginning Readers. The guide identifies research-based instructional practices for teaching beginning readers, along with the level of evidence behind the practices and core literacy skills to target for early screening and progress monitoring.
Child Find Screening, Data Collection Form
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- Sample Documents
- Lesson Plan
- Portfolio Collection
- Addison
- Naperville
- ISBE Family and Community Engagement Framework (September 2025)
- 37-50A: Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) Program Transition Plan
- Behavior Support Plan
- Early Childhood Block Grant Attendance Guidance
- Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Search
- FY26 Early Childhood Block Grant Consultant Assignments
- Illinois Birth to 5 Program Standards
- Early Childhood Professional Development
- Professional Development and Resources
- Program Transition Plan
- Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM)
- Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS)