Chapin Hall Center for Children

Abbreviations  

IDHS

  Illinois Department of Human Services
   

CYS

  Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services
    CPS   Chicago Public Schools
    CPC   Child and Parent Centers
   

OPF

  Ounce of Prevention Fund
    CCMIS   Child Care Management Information Systems
    CCTS   Child Care Tracking System

Child Population and Eligibility  

Population of children, ages 0-5.
Number of children eligible for Head Start & Child Care Subsidies, ages 0-4

  Chapin Hall population estimates based on US Census, 2000 population estimations
  Eligibility Calculations and Methodology (pdf, 44K)    

Early Education and
Child Care Utilization

(all calculations are based on the address of the child)
  IDHS certificate use   Illinois Department of Human Services, CCTS data
    Early Head Start   Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services, COPA data
    Head Start half-day and full-day   Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services, COPA data
    CYS Collaboration   Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services, COPA data
    Ounce of Prevention   Ounce of Prevention Provider Data
    CPS CPC and Pre-K   Chicago Public School Enrollment Data

Early Education & Center-Based Care
(all calculations are based on the address of the provider)
  Action for Children data    
    CYS child care supply   Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services
    CYS Head Start   Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services
    CYS Early Head Start   Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services
    CPS CPC and Pre-K supply   Chicago Public Schools
    Ounce of Prevention EHS slots   Ounce of Prevention funded slots data