GREAT START | CHAMPAIGN-URBANA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT

Provides parent support and education. Also provides doula support and monthly parent-child interaction play groups.

Programming includes:

-- Personalized weekly/bi-weekly home visits

-- Prenatal develop and pregnancy education

-- Developmental, social-emotional, hearing, and vision screenings

-- Resource and referral connections

-- Child and parent activities

-- Age-appropriate developmental activities

-- Family centered events

-- Parent lending library

-- New baby welcome gift

-- Home safety materials

-- Breastfeeding support with lactation consultants

Doula Support:

-- Personalized weekly home visits

-- Assistance with the creation of a "birth plan"

-- Support in preparing for labor

-- Education on childbirth and the postpartum period

-- Continuous support during labor and birth

Parent-Child Interaction Play Groups:

-- Participation in activities and story times that promote child development

-- Meet and interact with other parents

-- Create make-it and take-it activities

Physical Address

201 West Kenyon Road, Champaign, IL 61820

Hours

Mon 8 am - 5 pm; Tue 8 am - 5 pm; Wed 8 am - 5 pm; Thu 8 am - 5 pm; Fri 8 am - 5 pm;

Application process

Call or email to schedule a registration appointment; Referral form is available on CUPHD website

Fee

None

Required documents

Proof of income, Child's immunization records

Eligibility

Open to expecting parents and families with children under the age of 3; Must meet income requirements

Languages

English

Service area

Champaign County, Illinois

Agency info

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT

Provides public health services within the Champaign/Urbana, Illinois, district.