Starting July 1, 2026, the Illinois Department of Early Childhood officially became the lead agency for Child Care Licensing, the Head Start State Collaboration Office Grant, Home Visiting, Early Intervention, the Child Care Assistance Program, Early Childhood Block Grant, and a range of other early childhood support to families, providers and educators.

Should you have any questions related to this transition please reference our Transition FAQ’s. Should you need further support visit our Contact page where you can submit your questions. We are excited to continue this journey with you!

Forms

This is the central libary for all Illinois Department of Early Childhood forms for providers and families. All forms included on this page are the current versions being used by IDEC across all programmatic areas.

Child Care Assistance Program

Child Care Licensure

Early Intervention

Home Visiting

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start

Preschool For All Forms

Preschool for All Expansion

Prevention Initiative

Systems Access