Author: FaKelia Guyton

FaKelia Guyton is the director of DuPage County's Early Childhood Collaboration. She began her career as a Head Start teacher. Her journey has taken her through training early childhood teachers, administration and program management and now providing leadership in building systems and shaping policy. She was named a 2017 Barbara Bowman Leadership Fellow.

Early Detection of Developmental Delays Could Help Close the Achievement Gap

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“I depended on my doctor to tell me if my baby was OK or not.”   Over more than a decade as an early childhood professional, I have heard these words time and time again from many parents and caregivers.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that as many as one-quarter of all children ages 5…

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