OUR MISSION
Caregiver Connections supports child care providers, families and communities to build capacity in nurturing positive relationships, healthy social-emotional development and resiliency for all young children.
SDA Illinois Map
SDA 1
Serving Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, and Boone Counties.
MARY KELLEY, LCPC
Youth Services Network
107 North 3rd Street
Rockford, IL 61103
Office: 815-289-2605
E-mail: mkelley@ysnkids.com
Referral: 888-225-7072
Michelle “Shelly” Spickler
Youth Services Network
107 N. 3rd St.
Rockford, IL 61103
E-mail – mspickler@ysnkids.com
SDA 2
Serving Carroll, Ogle, Whiteside, Lee, and De Kalb Counties
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care
ANDREA COSSEY
444 East Hillcrest Drive
Suite 300
DeKalb, IL 60115
Email: andreac@four-c.org
Serving McHenry County
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care - McHenry
ANDREA COSSEY
667 Ridgeview Rd.
McHenry, IL 60050
For subsidy services please contact the DeKalb 4-C office at 800-758-8149 ext. 286
E-mail: 4CCAP@four-c.org
Referral: 815-758-8149 ext. 286
Referral: 815-344-5510 or 866-347-2277
SDA 3
Serving Lake County
SHAMIA MYA WILLIAMS, MA
Aspire
4110 Litt Drive
Hillside, IL 60162
Work Cell: 847-915-5077
E-mail: myawill33@gmail.com
YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral
YWCA of Lake County
1425 Tri-State Parkway, Suite 180
Gurnee, IL 60031
Website: www.ywcalakecounty.org
Referral: 847-662-4247 or 877-657-7992
SDA 4
Serving Kane and Du Page Counties
SUSAN MRAZEK, Ph.D
Kane Co. Health Department
1240 W. Highland Ave.
Aurora, IL, 60506
Phone: 630-426-9113
E-mail: mhc.susan@gmail.com
SHANNON KEATING
Kane Co. Health Department
1240 W. Highland Ave.
Aurora, IL, 60506
Cell Phone –
Email - KeatingShannon@co.kane.il.us
YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral of Metropolitan Chicago - West Suburbs
2055 Army Trail Road, Suite 140
Addison, IL 60101
Website: www.ywcachicago.org
Referral: 630-790-6600
SDA 5
Serving Kendall, Will, Grundy, and Kankakee Counties
JESSICA KUBIAK
Kendal Co. Health Department
811 W. John St.
Yorkville, IL, 60560
Cell Phone –
E-Mail –
Referral: 800-552-5526 or 815-741-1163
SDA 6
Serving Cook County
LATIA GREER
17926 S. Halsted St. Suite 1
West Homewood, IL, 60430
Phone– 708-365-1524
Email – latia.greer@actforchildren.org;
JULIA JONES
1340 S. Damen Ave. 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60640
Personal cell phone: 616-780-4443
Email – julia.jones@actforchildren.org
KATIE KRETZMANN, MSW
Illinois Action For Children
4753 North Broadway St. Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60640
Office: 312-823-1312
Email: katie.kretzmann@actforchildren.org
NALISSIA LIGHTNING
1340 S. Damen Ave. 3rd Floor
Chicago IL, 60640
Phone – 815-277-9793
Email – nalissia.lightning@atforchildren.org;
ROSA ORTIZ, MEd
Illinois Action For Children
1340 S. Damen Ave. 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60640
Office: 312-823-1412
E-mail: rosa.ortiz@actforchildren.org
MICHELLE “SHELLI” PATT
1340 S. Damen Ave. 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60640
Personal cell phone: 906-280-4146
Email - michelle.patt@actforchildren.org
WANETA WILLIS
1111 E. 87th St. Suite 400
Chicago IL, 60619
Personal cell – 219-902-3755
Email – wanta.willis@actforchildren.org;
NORZAINI ZULKELFLI
4753 N. Broadway St. Suite 1200
Chicago, IL, 60640
Personal Cell Phone: 847-651-5697
Illinois Action for Children
4753 North Broadway St., Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60640
Referral: 312-823-1100
SDA 7
Serving Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Henderson,
Warren, Knox, and McDonough Counties
CARA ERUDE
Chaddock
205 S. 24th St
Quincy, IL 62301
Office: 217-231-0500
E-mail: cerude@chaddock.org
OPEN POSITION
Child Care Resources Referral of Midwestern IL
4508 41st St
Moline, IL 61265
Phone: 309-205-3070
Fax: 309-517-6869
Website: www.salfcs.org
MELISSA McNICHOLAS
Robert Young Center
4600 3rd St
Moline IL 61265
Office - 309-373-4281
Fax - 309-779-2027
E-mail – Melissa.McNicholas@unitypoint.org
Referral: 866-370-4566
SDA 8
Serving Bureau, Putnam, La Salle, Stark, Marshall,
Peoria, Woodford, Fulton, and Tazewell Counties
CAROL TIGGELAAR, MA, LCPC
Children's Home Association of Illinois
2011 N. Knoxville
Peoria, IL 61603
Office: 309-264-4022
E-mail: ctiggelaar@chail.org
JACQUELINE BLACKBURN
Children's Home Association of Illinois
2011 N. Knoxville
Peoria, IL 61603
Phone: 309-989-3309
E-mail: jblackburn@chail.org
KELLY LENZ
Children's Home Association of Illinois
2011 N. Knoxville
Peoria, IL 61603
Phone: 309-410-3490
E-Mail: klenz@chail.org
SAL Child Care Connection
3425 North Dries Lane
Peoria, IL 61604
Website: www.salchildcareconnection.org
Referral: 309-686-3750 or 800-421-4371
SDA 9
Serving Livingston, McLean, Ford, and De Witt Counties
CRIS Hawk, LCSW, I/ECHM-C
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
The Baby Fold
614 Oglesby Ave.
Normal, IL 61761
Cell: 309-532-2150
E-mail: chawk@thebabyfold.org
Child Care Resource & Referral Network
207 W. Jefferson St.
Suite 301
Bloomington, IL 61701
Website: www.ccrrn.com
DANIELLE SIMPSON
154C Lincoln Square
Urbana, IL 61801
Business line: 309-451-7206
Cell – 309-533-8939
Email - dsimpson@thebabyfold.org;
Referral: 309-828-1892 or 800-437-8256
SDA 10
Serving Iroquois, Champaign, Vermilion, Macon, Piatt, and Douglas Counties
RANDI KINSELLA
154C Lincoln Square
Urbana, IL 61801
Business line: 309-451-7206
Cell – 309-531-7444
Email - RKinsella@thebabyfold.org;
U of IL Child Care Resource Service
314 Bevier Hall
Urbana, IL 61801
Website: www.ccrs.illinois.edu
Referral: 217-333-3252 or 800-325-5516
SDA 11
Serving Moultrie, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, and Clark Counties
LISA FLYNN
LifeLinks, Inc.
750 Broadway Ave. East
Mattoon, IL, 61938
Business line: 217-238-5700
Cell – 217-549-7565
Email – Lflynn@lifelinksinc.org
Child Care Resource & Referral Eastern IL University
School of Family & Consumer Sciences
Klehm Hall
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
Website: www.eiu.edu/ccrr/
Referral: 217-581-6698 or 800-545-7439
SDA 12
Serving Hancock, Adams, Schuyler, Brown, Cass, Pike, Calhoun, Greene, and Jersey Counties
MOLLY DUNN-STEINKE, LPC
Chaddock
205 S. 24th Street
Quincy, IL 62301
Office: 217-779-6559
E-mail: mdunnsteinke@chaddock.org
West Central Child Care Connection
WCU Building
510 Maine Street, Suite 610
Quincy, IL 62301
Website: www.wcccc.com
Referral: 217-222-2550 or 800-782-7318
SDA 13
Serving Mason, Menard, Logan, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian, Macoupin, and Montgomery Counties
LESLIE VICE
The Baby Fold
5220 South 6th Street Rd., Suite B
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 309-433-6475
Email: lvice@thebabyfold.org
Website: www.thebabyfold.org
Community Connection Point
919 South Spring St., Suite B
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: (217) 525-2805
Toll Free: 800-676-2805
SDA 14
Serving Madison, Bond, St. Clair, Clinton, Washington, Monroe, and Randolph Counties
CHRISTY STARK
Caregiver Connections/Centerstone
2615 Edwards St.
Alton, IL, 62002
Business Phone: 629-250-2039
Email: Christine.Stark@centerstone.org
Children's Home + Aid
Child Care Resource & Referral Program
2133 Johnson Road, Suite 100
Granite City, IL 62040
Referral: 618-452-9136 or 800-467-9200
LAURA ROBERTS
Centerstone
2615 Edwards St.
Alton, IL, 62002
Business Phone: 629-250-2039
Personal Cell –
Business Fax: 618-462-2504
Work Email: Laura.Roberts@centerstone.org;
NICOLE WARREN
Centerstone
2615 Edwards St.
Alton, IL, 62002
Business Phone: 629-250-2039
Personal Cell –
Business Fax: 618-462-2504
Work Email: Nicole.Warren@centerstone.org;
SDA 15
Serving Fayette, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Marion, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, and Wabash Counties
OPEN POSITION
Spero Family Services
2023 Richland Rd.
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Phone: 618-242-1070
Project CHILD:
Child Care Resource & Referral
327 Potomac, Suite C
P.O. Box 827
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Website: www.rlc.edu/projectchild
Referral: 618-244-2210 or 800-362-7257
SDA 16
Serving Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac Counties
NATASHA HUBBARD
Centerstone
1205 W. Main St.
Marion, IL, 62959
Child Care Resource & Referral
John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Road
Carterville, IL 62918
Website: www.ccrr.jalc.edu
Referral: 800-548-5563 or 618-985-5980