Agencies
Services
Prevention Initiative
The Prevention Initiative (PI) program provides voluntary, continuous, intensive, research-based, and comprehensive child development and family support services for expectant parents and families with children from birth to age 3 to help them build a strong foundation for learning and to prepare children for later school success. Programs may provide services through either a home visiting or center-based approach.
For specific information about the requirements of implementing the Prevention Initiative program, please review the Prevention Initiative compliance checklist and the Illinois Administrative Code Part 2050.
Resources
Programmatic Guidance
Accountability: Monitoring and Continuous Quality improvement
Monitoring
- DEC-PI Monitoring Guide (PDF) (09.26)
- PIQET-3 (PDF) (09.26)
- Compliance Checklist FAQ (09.26)
- FY27 DEC Prevention Initiative Compliance Checklist (PDF) (08.26)
- FY27 DEC Prevention Initiative Compliance Checklist- (Word Version)(08.26)
- DEC PI-Prevention Initiative Preparing for Compliance Checklist (09.26)
Continuous Quality Improvement
- FY27 Continuous Quality Improvement Plan – CQIP(08.26)
- FY27 DEC Continuous Quality Improvement Plan – CQIP (Word Version) (08.26)
- CQIP instructions
Illinois Prevention Initiative Manual
Sample PI Documents and Templates
Illinois Prevention Initiative Resources
- Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Search
- Home Visiting Rating Scale 3 and Home Visiting Rating Scale A+ Crosswalk
- Illinois Early Learning Guidelines (IELG) References
- Home Visiting Rating Scale Crosswalk Letter
- ITERS- R to ITERS- 3 Key Differences
- FCCERS-R to FCCERS-3 Key Differences
- Prevention Initiative Parent and Outcomes Questionnaire Training Webinar
- Start Early PLN Welcome Packet PDF (08.26)
Illinois Early Learning Guidelines (IELG):for Children Birth to Age Three
- Illinois Early Learning Guidelines (IELG): For Children Birth to Age ThreeSpanish Version
- Illinois Early Learning Guidelines (IELG): For Children Birth to Age Three
- Illinois Early Learning Guidelines (IELG): For Children Birth to Age Three – FlipbookSpanish Version
- Illinois Early Learning Guidelines (IELG): For Children Birth to Age Three – Flipbook
- Illinois Early Learning Project Website
- Illinois Early Learning Guidelines (IELG) References
Additional Resources
Home Visiting Doula
- Home Visiting/Doula Medicaid Guidance
- Webinar for PI Programs Interested in Establishing Doula Services
- Home Visiting for Families Experiencing Homelessness Toolkit
Family Child Care
FY25 ECBG PI & PFA Family Child Care Home Model Overview & Listening Session Presentation