Illinois has become one of a growing number of states to consolidate all of its early childhood support resources under one roof. That new department officially opened its doors the first of last month.

In the Loop sits with two expert researchers in the field to learn about the state of early childhood in Illinois and what work is being done now.

GUESTS: Alison Baulos, executive director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago

Elliot Regenstein, lawyer, author and Illinois Department of Early Childhood transition facilitator

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