We, the Village Statements

Coalition statements on breaking early childhood news, events, and accomplishments on the state and federal level.

2026

We, the Village Coalition’s Response to Governor Pritzker’s Proposed FY27 Budget

February 19, 2026

We, the Village Statement on Preliminary Injunction, Halting Federal Funding Freeze

February 6, 2026

We, the Village Statement on Continued Temporary Restraining Order on Federal Funding Freeze

January 23, 2026

We, the Village Statement on Federal Child Care Funding Freeze and Demand for Congressional Action

January 7, 2026

2025

We, the Village Statement on HB1312

December 9, 2025

We, the Village Statement on ICE Arrest at Chicago Child Care Center

November 5, 2025

We, the Village Statement on Government Shutdown

October 6, 2025

We, the Village Statement on Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget

June 2, 2025

We, the Village Statement on Congressional Budget Reconciliation Bill

May 28, 2025

We, the Village Response to Proposed Elimination of Head Start

April 15, 2025

We, the Village Response to DoE Closure

April 2, 2025

We, the Village Response to Governor Pritzker’s FY26 Proposed Budget

February 20, 2025

2024

WTV Public Comment on Smart Start Quality Support

December 13, 2024

We The Village Statement to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) On FY26 Budget and Early Childhood Funding Needs

October 28, 2024

We, the Village Statement on the Passage of the Department of Early Childhood Act

June 25, 2024

We, the Village Coalition Response to the Draft Illinois Child Care and Development Fund Plan FFY 2025-2027

June 14, 2024

We, the Village Smart Start Workforce Grants Survey Initial Findings and Next Steps

June, 2024

We, the Village Coalition Response to Governor Pritzker’s FY25 Budget Proposal

February 23, 2024

We, the Village Coalition Statement on Implementation of Smart Start Workforce Compensation and Quality Support Grants

February 8, 2024

We, the Village Transparency and Equity Guidelines for IL Transition Advisory Committee Consideration

January 19, 2024

2023

We, the Village Coalition Responds to Governor Pritzker’s Proposal to Create a Unified State Agency for Early Childhood

October 27, 2023

La Coalición de We, the Village Responde a la Propuesta del Gobernador Pritzker de Crear una Agencia Estatal Unificada para la Primera Infancia

Octubre 27, 2023

We, the Village Coalition Responds to the Illinois Budget for Fiscal Year 2024

May 5, 2023

La Coalición de We, the Village Responde al Presupuesto de Illinois para el año Fiscal 2024

Mayo 5, 2023

We, the Village Coalition Responds to Governor JB Pritzker’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2024

February 16, 2023