DEKALB COUNTY REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION
  • About
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  • Professional Development
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    • Early Learning Team
    • Student and Family Success Team
  • DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children
    • DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children
    • DCCYC Partner Committees
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  • County-Wide Institute
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  • Community Partnerships

Early Learning Team

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​Because learning begins well before our children enter kindergarten, it takes a village to raise a child is the community-wide approach we need to prepare all of our children in DeKalb County to be successful, life-long learners. Our Community Outreach for Early Learning workers connect families with quality early learning opportunities depending on family needs through several means. Through community engagement events, we educate families about Basics DeKalb County, family support programs and other early learning opportunities and services available throughout our county. The Basics are five evidence-based nurturing practices that encompass much of what experts find is important for children ages 0-3 to experience. 

Early Learning Opportunities for Families

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Meet the Early Learning Team

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Courtney Hill

Basics DeKalb County
Team Lead

815-217-0541
chill@dekalbcounty.org
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Mary Strohm

Basics DeKalb County Assistant Coordinator


mstrohm@dekalbcounty.org
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Cary Allen

Basics Toddler Garden Coordinator

815-217-0853
callen@dekalbcounty.org
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Cindy DiDonna

Administrative Assistant/Community Outreach for Early Learning

815-217-0854
​cdidonna@dekalbcounty.org
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Katie Rich

Early Learning Liaison


krich@dekalbcounty.org
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Michele Whisenhunt

Early Learning Liaison Playgroups
(815)217-0456
mwhisenhunt@dekalbcounty.org


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Haley Manzano
Early Learning Liaison Playgroups
hmanzano@dekalbcounty.org


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  • About
    • Friends of DeKalb ROE
    • DeKalb County Website
  • Professional Development
    • Professional Development Opportunities
    • Professional Development Staff
    • IL-EMPOWER Learning Partner Services
  • Family and Community Engagement
    • Family and Community Engagement
    • Basics DeKalb County
    • Early Learning Team
    • Student and Family Success Team
  • DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children
    • DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children
    • DCCYC Partner Committees
    • DCCYC Resources
  • County-Wide Institute
  • Success Team
  • Community Partnerships