Illinois Facilities Fund
Moving Towards a System is the first-ever comprehensive, statewide needs assessment of early childhood care and education in Illinois. This study analyzes the need for three government-funded programs (subsidized child care, Head Start, and Pre-K) and the need for child care in working families of all incomes. These areas of care and education are assessed for children younger than six years in all 102 Illinois counties and 66 municipalities with populations of 30,000 or greater.

Market Rate Survey of Child Care Programs in Illinois
This 2004 report presents information on the market rates Illinois providers are charging families for providing child care broken down by age, categories of care, within state variations, and other factors.

Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM)
In June 2005, the Illinois Early Learning Council called for a concerted effort to create an interactive, Web-based tool—to be called the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM). This new decision-making tool brings together data on early care and education from state agencies (birth to 5), Head Start, and the private sector. A comprehensive IECAM Web site was launched on September 1, 2007, and provides tabular data and mapping data. IECAM uses GIS mapping software that makes it possible for policy makers to know the location of existing services as they make decisions about funding additional services.

Illinois Action for Children Child Care in Cook County: Elements of Child Care Supply and Demand (2007)
This report discusses the demand for and supply of child care in Cook County. It presents data on children and poverty; the number of child care providers and their capacity; average child care rates; and the type of care sought by parents using Action for Children's Resource and Referral service.