HR0905 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0905 LRB103 42710 ECR 75946 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Illinois Action for Children on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of its founding; and

WHEREAS, Illinois Action for Children was founded by Sylvia Cotton in 1969 as the Day Care Crisis Council of Metropolitan Chicago in response to concerns about a lack of quality child care available to working parents; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Cotton was spurred into action by working on a child care study for the City of Chicago, recognizing that there was inadequate access to child care funding for working families and that child care providers face conflicting and confusing regulations, leading to poor standards in child care facilities; and

WHEREAS, Illinois Action for Children initially focused its mission on advocacy, helping spur the creation of an Office of Child Care Services in Chicago through frequent rallies and letters to the editor to local newspapers; and

WHEREAS, Illinois Action for Children grew its work to help proactively address issues faced by families in need of child care services and child care providers, helping engage both stakeholders to support informed public policy on child care; and

WHEREAS, Today, Illinois Action for Children hosts a range of programs for child care providers and early childhood educators, for local communities, and for parents and families, performs research to understand the child care and early learning experiences of Illinois families and care providers, and provides advocacy to improve the experiences of and resources available to children, families, and child care providers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Illinois Action for Children on its 55th anniversary and wish them many more successful years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Illinois Action for Children as a symbol of our respect and esteem.