The Infant Toddler Commission invites you to be a part of an exciting network of professionals. If you care for infants and toddlers and want to learn more about:

• Resources in the field (web pages, articles, places in the city doing quality work and educational opportunities)
• Meeting other people who share your passion and commitment to the work of caring for young children and their families
• Getting involved to further your knowledge and gain support
  

. . . join our commission!

Mission and purpose:

• To recognize and address the needs of infant and toddler care providers whose responsibility is to consistently provide quality care.
  
• To support professional and program needs.
  

• To make the conference track in January strong and interesting to all level of professionals
• To participate in and help to coordinate the Infant Toddler Conference at Oakton Community College and the Chicago Metro Head to Toe Infant Toddler Conference.
• To be a voice for quality care.
• To support and reach out to others in the field through email, conference planning and reception areas.

“Mother cares for child because she loves him. Caregiver loves child because she cares for him.”

“We are professionals… and we must be intimate (in the care of the child)” – Anna Tardos, Director, Emma Pikler Foundation, Summer Institute, July, 2005

“The toddler’s relationship with the caregiver is the single most important component of the child-care experience. Young children internalize the quality of their interactions not only with their parents but with other important people as well.” – from Alicia F. Lieberman, The Emotional Life of the Toddler, 1993

For more information, please call 312-427-5399 or e-mail: Robinbyster@sbcglobal.net