Each year, the following local school districts along with the Project H.E.L.P Preschool Program offer families the opportunity to discover how their children are growing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills through FREE, developmental screenings. A vision and hearing screening is also provided.
These screenings have nothing to do with a family’s income. All children birth to five year olds should take advantage of these FREE development screenings.
Please call the phone number listed for your school district one week before the actual event to obtain an appointment.
If for some reason you cannot make the date for your school district or miss the date, please call the Department of Early Childhood at 217.235.0551, ext 1253 and they will assist you with another date in another district.
(Please note that the participating school districts are listed in alphabetical order.)
Altamont, March 3rd and 4th, Leslie Wendling at 618.483.5171
Arcola, March 7th – 9th, Julie Gauna at 217.268.4961
Arthur, February 16th – 18th, Lynn Marner at 217.543.2109
Atwood-Hammond, March 17th and 18th, Beth Cornwell at 217.578.2229
Beecher City, February 23rd, Pam Workman at 618.487.5108
Casey, February 25th and 26th, Becky Staley at 217.932.2178
Charleston, February 22nd – 24th, Charleston Schools at 217.639.1028
Charleston (Ashmore), March 22nd, Becky Huddleston at 217.349.3000
Chrisman, March 4, Stephanie Mitchell at 217.269.2022
Cowden-Herrick, April 6th and 7th, Crystal Wehrle at 217.783.2137
Cumberland, March 10th and 11th, Janel Haga at 217-923-3135
Dieterich, March 21st and 22nd, Sharon Feldhake at 217.925.5248
Effingham, March 15th -18th, Sharon Chesnut at 217.540.1400
Kansas, March 3rd, Angela Haynes at 217.948.5174
Lovington, February 9th, Nancy Wildman at 217.873.4318
Marshall, March 1st and 2nd, Marshall South School at 217.826.5411
Martinsville, February 9th and 10th, Sheena Hammond at 217.382.4116
Mattoon, March 21st – 24th, Department of Early Childhood at 217.235.0551, ext 1253
Neoga, March 9th and 10th, Debbie Shoot at 217.895.2200
Oakland, February 25th, Valerie Bell at 217.346.2166
Okaw Valley, March 10th and 11th, Stacie Hill at 217.665.3541
Paris Crestwood, February 17th and 18th, Crestwood Elementary at 217.465.5391
Shelbyville, April 5th-7th, Shelbyville Schools at 217.774.2188
Stew-Stras, March 23, Marla Rincker at 217.682.3621
Sullivan, February 4th and 5th, Sullivan Elementary at 217.728.2321
Teutopolis, February 16th-18th, Barb Weber at 217.857.3232
Tuscola, April 5th-7th, Emily Rusk at 217.253.2712
Villa Grove, March 15th and 16th, Salisa Dann at 217.832.8606
Windsor, February 2nd, Missy Hendrickson at 217.459.2447