EITP- Announcements

Early Intervention Payment Changes for FY 2027 (Provider Information Notice)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:15:00 CDT

Provider Information Notices (formerly "IDHS Updates")

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:45:00 CDT

Updates from IDHS related to COVID-19, primarily their "weekly" or "stakeholder" updates

EITP Offices Closed for Independence Day Holiday (Friday, July 3)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:00 CDT

The EITP Offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2026, for the Independence Day holiday in accordance with the university holiday schedule.

While our offices are closed, EITP will not be able to provide technical support for online training modules. Please plan accordingly.

We will resume normal office hours on Monday, July 6, 2026.

We hope you all have a great holiday!

Video Credit Request System - Planned outage from Thurs. 6/11/26 at 5pm to Sat. 6/13/26 at 12pm

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:15:00 CDT

FormBuilder Scheduled Maintenance Notice

Our video credit request system will be unavailable Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 5:00 pm to Saturday, June 13 at 12:00 p.m. CST for AITS on campus to update FormBuilder. If needed, the outage may run longer. During this time frame, you will not be able to submit requests.

IDEC Introduction (Provider Information Notice)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Thu, 28 May 2026 10:15:00 CDT

Memo from IDEC introducing this new state department to providers in Early Intervention.

Please avoid using Canvas for Asynchronous EITP Online Trainings due to nationwide cybersecurity attack

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 CDT

Canvas, our learning management system, is offline due to an ongoing cybersecurity incident impacting universities nationwide. We are awaiting information from Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, as to when the service will become available again. Until the vendor can solve this problem, EITP online asynchronous trainings will be unavailable. This issue is affecting universities across the country, according to a Massmail sent by university officials on Thursday night.

The University emphasized that people should not click on the links at the bottom of the ShinyHunters’ message on Canvas, as they may contain malware.

University leaders are meeting with the college deans and the Senate Executive Committee, and they will communicate more details before noon Sunday.

When more information becomes available, it can be found here or on the University’s Technology Services Canvas incident webpage.

New EITP Resource: Key Benefits of EI (pdf)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:30:00 CDT

Created in May 2026, EITP developed a resource for service coordinators and/or referral sources to help facilitate conversations around the benefits of EI.

EITP Offices Closed for Memorial Day (Mon. May 25)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Tue, 05 May 2026 10:45:00 CDT

The EITP Offices will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, for the Memorial Day holiday in accordance with the university holiday schedule.

While our offices are closed, EITP will not be able to provide technical support for online training modules. Please plan accordingly.

We will resume normal office hours on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

We hope you all have a great holiday!

Upcoming Townhalls from EI Clearinghouse & IDHS-DEC on May 19th

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:45:00 CDT

The EI Clearinghouse and IDHS-DEC Chief of the Bureau of Early Intervention, Benny Delgado, will be hosting "Early Intervention Town Hall Meeting for Families" via Zoom. This is a valuable opportunity to learn about the experiences of families in the system and engage in real-time dialogue focused on improving early intervention services in Illinois. The town hall gives a unique opportunity for families to share their experiences directly with Benny.

Providers are welcome to attend, but please invite families (past and present) to join you!

It would be particularly helpful to share this information with Spanish-speaking families.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 via Zoom

Registration is required. Please complete this form.

Video Credit Request System - Planned outage on Thurs. 4/9/26 from 5pm-7pm

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:30:00 CDT

FormBuilder Scheduled Maintenance Notice

Our video credit request system will be unavailable Thursday, April 9, 2026, for approximately 2 hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST for AITS on campus to update FormBuilder. If needed, the outage may run longer. During this time frame, you will not be able to submit requests.

Seeking Session Proposals for Vision & Hearing Conferfence (Illinois School for the Deaf Outreach)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:45:00 CDT

Provider Quarterly Meeting - March 6, 2026 (IDHS Memo)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:15:00 CST

Links to provider information notice with meeting information for Friday, March 6, 2026, 3 pm - 4:15 pm.

EITP Server Updates Begin Feb. 4th at 10PM - Potential Interuptions until Feb. 5th 2AM

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:30:00 CST

Beginning Feb. 4, 2026 (tonight) at 10 pm, the EITP server software is being updated, and should be complete by 2 am on Feb. 5th (Thursday morning).

There will be one or more service interruptions as we reboot the updated system. We expect these interruptions to last 10-15 minutes each, but a longer downtime of up to 4 hours may occur if there are issues during or after the update.

Thank you for your patience during this update!

EITP Offices Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1/19/26)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:00:00 CST

The EITP Offices will be closed on Monday, January 19th for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in accordance with the university holiday schedule.

While our offices are closed, EITP will not be able to provide technical support for online training modules. Please plan accordingly.

We will resume normal office hours on Tuesday, January 20^th, 2026.

IDHS Early Intervention Cost Model: November 2024 Report

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:45:00 CST

Video Credit Request System - Planned outage on Thurs. 12/18/25 from 5pm-9pm

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:45:00 CST

FormBuilder Scheduled Maintenance Notice

Our video credit request system will be unavailable Thursday, December 18, 2025, for approximately 4 hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CST for AITS on campus to update FormBuilder. If needed, the outage may run longer. During this time frame, you will not be able to submit requests.

Webinar on Early Intervention Cost Model (IDHS memo)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:15:00 CST

Pause on Planned Implementation of Family Fees for January 1, 2026 (IDHS Memo)

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:00:00 CST

The planned implementation of Early Intervention Family Fees, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026, will be paused until further notice.

EITP Offices Closed for Holidays

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:30:00 CST

The EITP Offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through Thursday, January 1, 2026, in accordance with the university holiday schedule. We will also have limited staff on Monday and Tuesday, December 22-23, 2025.

We will resume normal office hours on Tuesday, January 2, 2026.

While our offices are closed, EITP will not be able to provide technical support for online training modules. Please plan accordingly.

We hope you all have a great holiday season!

Federal Government Impact Updates from IDHS

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:30:00 CDT

Illinois Statewide Transition Community of Practice (CoP) Training Nov. 18, 2025

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:15:00 CDT

EITP Offices Closed for Thanksgiving

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 CDT

The EITP Offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2025 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday in accordance with the university holiday schedule.

While our offices are closed, EITP will not be able to provide technical support for online training modules. Please plan accordingly.

We will resume normal office hours on Monday, December 1, 2025.

We hope you all have a great holiday!

CBD and IDEC Early Intervention Recruitment Flyers

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:45:00 CDT

CBD-IDEC-Early Intervention-Co-Designer Recruitment Flyer

CBD-IDEC-Early Intervention-Interview Recruitment Flyer

Video Credit Request System - Planned outage on Thurs. 9/18/25 from 5-7pm

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:00:00 CDT

Our video credit request system will be unavailable Thursday, September 18, 2025, for approximately two hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST to update FormBuilder. During this time frame, you will not be able to submit requests.

IDEC Workforce Listening Sessions

jonesa@illinois.edu (Alissa Jones) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:00:00 CDT

Please join one of our upcoming IDEC Workforce Listening Sessions to discuss support, training and professional development, compensation, work environments, and wellbeing for Illinois’ early childhood education and care workforce. In these sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to share successes, challenges, and opportunities, as well as provide input on the state’s priorities related to the early childhood workforce. This feedback will be used to inform the state’s work and opportunities as the early childhood programs and services transition from DCFS, IDHS, and ISBE to IDEC. We’re particularly looking for input from the frontline early childhood workforce (i.e. teachers, assistant teachers, home visitors, therapists, etc.), though anyone is welcome to join.

Register for a session by clicking on the date and time. Content for all sessions will be the same. Spanish translation will be available.

Event flyers (pdf) in English and Spanish.