Early Childhood Education Schools in Illinois

Ben Winter Museum is one of the many museums you will have the opportunity to explore if you choose to pursue your higher studies in Illinois. Early Childhood Education schools in Illinois can help an aspiring early childhood educator gain the education and knowledge necessary for a successful career. Students have a choice of 70 early childhood education colleges in Illinois to attend. Early Childhood Education programs in Illinois reportedly graduated 1,651 students in the 2008-2009 school year.

City	School	Programs Offered
Early Childhood Education Schools in Aurora	Rasmussen College-Aurora 2363 Sequoia Drive Suite 131 Aurora, IL, 60506	Associates in Child Care and Support Services Management
Early Childhood Education Schools in Belleville	Southwestern Illinois College 2500 Carlyle Ave Belleville, IL, 62221	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Carbondale	Southern Illinois University Carbondale 900 S Illinois Ave Carbondale, IL, 62901	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Carterville	John A Logan College 700 Logan College Road Carterville, IL, 62918	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Centralia	Kaskaskia College 27210 College Rd Centralia, IL, 62801	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Champaign	Parkland College 2400 W Bradley Ave Champaign, IL, 61821	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 601 E John Street Champaign, IL, 61820	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Chicago	Chicago State University 9501 S. King Drive Chicago, IL, 60628	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College 30 E Lake St Chicago, IL, 60601	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College 1145 W Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL, 60640	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College 6301 S Halsted St Chicago, IL, 60621	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College 1900 W Van Buren Chicago, IL, 60612	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College 10001 S Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL, 60628	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College 7500 S Pulaski Rd Chicago, IL, 60652	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	Columbia College Chicago 600 South Michigan Chicago, IL, 60605	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	DePaul University 55 E Jackson Chicago, IL, 60604	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Ellis University 111 N Canal St Ste 380 Chicago, IL, 60606	Associates in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Erikson Institute 451 N. LaSalle Street Chicago, IL, 60654	Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Kendall College 900 N. North Branch Ave Chicago, IL, 60642	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	National-Louis University 122 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL, 60603	Certification in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Northeastern Illinois University 5500 N Saint Louis Ave Chicago, IL, 60625	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Roosevelt University 430 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL, 60605	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Saint Augustine College 1333-45 W Argyle Chicago, IL, 60640	Associates in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Saint Xavier University 3700 W 103rd St Chicago, IL, 60655	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Chicago Heights	Prairie State College 202 South Halsted Street Chicago Heights, IL, 60411	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Cicero	Morton College 3801 S Central Ave Cicero, IL, 60804	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Crystal Lake	McHenry County College 8900 US Hwy 14 Crystal Lake, IL, 60012	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Danville	Danville Area Community College 2000 E Main St Danville, IL, 61832	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Decatur	Millikin University 1184 W Main St Decatur, IL, 62522	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Richland Community College One College Pk Decatur, IL, 62521	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Dekalb	Northern Illinois University 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb, IL, 60115	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Des Plaines	Oakton Community College 1600 E Golf Rd. Des Plaines, IL, 60016	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Dixon	Sauk Valley Community College 173 Illinois Rt 2 Dixon, IL, 61021	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in East Peoria	Illinois Central College One College Drive East Peoria, IL, 61635	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Edwardsville	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Il State Rte 157 Edwardsville, IL, 62026	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Elgin	Elgin Community College 1700 Spartan Drive Elgin, IL, 60123	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant
	Judson University 1151 N State St Elgin, IL, 60123	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Elmhurst	Elmhurst College 190 Prospect Ave Elmhurst, IL, 60126	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Freeport	Highland Community College 2998 W Pearl City Rd Freeport, IL, 61032	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Galesburg	Carl Sandburg College 2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard Galesburg, IL, 61401	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Glen Ellyn	College of DuPage 425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137	Certification in Child Care and Support Services Management Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Godfrey	Lewis and Clark Community College 5800 Godfrey Rd Godfrey, IL, 62035	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Grayslake	College of Lake County 19351 W Washington St. Grayslake, IL, 60030	Certification in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Greenville	Greenville College 315 E. College Ave Greenville, IL, 62246	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Harrisburg	Southeastern Illinois College 3575 College Road Harrisburg, IL, 62946	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Ina	Rend Lake College 468 N Ken Gray Pky Ina, IL, 62846	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Jacksonville	Illinois College 1101 W College Ave Jacksonville, IL, 62650	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Joliet	Joliet Junior College 1215 Houbolt Rd Joliet, IL, 60431	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Kankakee	Kankakee Community College 100 College Drive Kankakee, IL, 60901	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Malta	Kishwaukee College 21193 Malta Rd Malta, IL, 60150	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Mattoon	Lake Land College 5001 Lake Land Blvd Mattoon, IL, 61938	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Moline	Black Hawk College 6600-34th Avenue Moline, IL, 61265	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Mount Carmel	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College 2200 College Drive Mount Carmel, IL, 62863	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Normal	Heartland Community College 1500 West Raab Road Normal, IL, 61761	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Oglesby	Illinois Valley Community College 815 N Orlando Smith Ave Oglesby, IL, 61348	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Palatine	Harper College 1200 W Algonquin Rd Palatine, IL, 60067	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Palos Hills	Moraine Valley Community College 9000 W. College Parkway Palos Hills, IL, 60465	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Peoria	Bradley University 1501 W Bradley Ave Peoria, IL, 61625	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in Quincy	John Wood Community College 1301 S 48th Street Quincy, IL, 62305	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in River Forest	Concordia University 7400 Augusta River Forest, IL, 60305	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching PhD in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
	Dominican University 7900 W Division St River Forest, IL, 60305	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Early Childhood Education Schools in River Grove	Triton College 2000 5th Ave River Grove, IL, 60171	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Rockford	Rasmussen College-Rockford 6000 East State Street Fourth Floor Rockford, IL, 61108	Associates in Child Care and Support Services Management
	Rock Valley College 3301 N Mulford Rd Rockford, IL, 61114	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Romeoville	Rasmussen College 400 West Normantown Rd Romeoville, IL, 60446	Associates in Child Care and Support Services Management
Early Childhood Education Schools in South Holland	South Suburban College 15800 South State Street South Holland, IL, 60473	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Springfield	Lincoln Land Community College 5250 Shepherd Rd Springfield, IL, 62794	Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Sugar Grove	Waubonsee Community College Rte 47 at Waubonsee Drive Sugar Grove, IL, 60554	Certification in Child Care Provider / Assistant Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in Ullin	Shawnee Community College 8364 Shawnee College Rd Ullin, IL, 62992	Certification in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Associates in Child Care Provider / Assistant
Early Childhood Education Schools in University Park	Governors State University 1 University Pky University Park, IL, 60484	Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Masters in Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Early Childhood Education Salaries in Illinois

City	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	50th Percentile	75th Percentile	90th Percentile	Average
Aurora	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Belleville	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Carbondale	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Carterville	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Centralia	$20,400.00	$25,250.00	$35,010.00	$56,876.67	$66,070.00	$41,076.67
Champaign	$20,123.33	$27,283.33	$34,516.67	$46,093.33	$59,900.00	$37,246.67
Chicago	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Chicago Heights	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Cicero	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Crystal Lake	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Danville	$20,840.00	$24,835.00	$31,745.00	$40,560.00	$51,390.00	$34,100.00
Decatur	$21,213.33	$25,943.33	$33,763.33	$42,930.00	$54,910.00	$35,853.33
DeKalb	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Des Plaines	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Dixon	$19,230.00	$23,270.00	$34,773.33	$50,363.33	$68,650.00	$39,326.67
East Peoria	$19,973.33	$24,730.00	$30,770.00	$39,960.00	$54,496.67	$33,843.33
Edwardsville	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Elgin	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Elmhurst	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Freeport	$19,230.00	$23,270.00	$34,773.33	$50,363.33	$68,650.00	$39,326.67
Galesburg	$22,916.67	$29,093.33	$44,616.67	$56,620.00	$72,236.67	$45,160.00
Glen Ellyn	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Godfrey	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Grayslake	$25,953.33	$31,813.33	$41,356.67	$50,316.67	$67,496.67	$43,630.00
Greenville	$21,390.00	$28,366.67	$36,066.67	$45,623.33	$60,650.00	$39,016.67
Harrisburg	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Ina	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Jacksonville	$22,916.67	$29,093.33	$44,616.67	$56,620.00	$72,236.67	$45,160.00
Joliet	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Kankakee	$25,110.00	$30,560.00	$40,440.00	$49,595.00	$58,215.00	$40,845.00
Malta	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Mattoon	$20,400.00	$25,250.00	$35,010.00	$56,876.67	$66,070.00	$41,076.67
Moline	$22,433.33	$26,753.33	$32,103.33	$39,663.33	$51,810.00	$35,060.00
Mount Carmel	$22,916.67	$29,093.33	$44,616.67	$56,620.00	$72,236.67	$45,160.00
Normal	$23,250.00	$28,290.00	$34,086.67	$44,130.00	$52,193.33	$36,710.00
Oglesby	$19,230.00	$23,270.00	$34,773.33	$50,363.33	$68,650.00	$39,326.67
Palatine	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Palos Hills	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Peoria	$19,973.33	$24,730.00	$30,770.00	$39,960.00	$54,496.67	$33,843.33
Quincy	$22,916.67	$29,093.33	$44,616.67	$56,620.00	$72,236.67	$45,160.00
River Forest	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
River Grove	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Rockford	$24,253.33	$29,330.00	$36,823.33	$47,623.33	$66,776.67	$40,326.67
Romeoville	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
South Holland	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Springfield	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
Sugar Grove	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00
Ullin	$19,836.67	$25,470.00	$37,433.33	$56,763.33	$66,986.67	$41,333.33
University Park	$30,086.67	$35,823.33	$45,366.67	$62,160.00	$82,216.67	$50,510.00

Early Childhood Education Jobs in Illinois

Early Childhood Education Careers

Profession	Skills Required	Duties Performed
Preschool Administrator	Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.	Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies, and students' behavioral or learning problems. Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs. Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends, to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes.
Certified Early Childhood Educator	Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.	Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Preschool Teacher	Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.	Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists. Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs. Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.

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