Tag: early education

Open Books and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Bring Books to Englewood and Beyond

Last Saturday, Open Books and Imagination Library partnered with Teamwork Englewood for a celebratory kick-off of their efforts to inspire a love of reading in young Chicagoans. Already Open Books has enrolled over 2,000 children in the Austin, Garfield Park, Little Village, North Lawndale and Pilsen communities in the Imagination Library program. Recently, executive director Eric Johnson’s plans to reach every…

Early Detection of Developmental Delays Could Help Close the Achievement Gap

“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…