The Early Intervention Clearinghouse Is Your Information Station

The Illinois Early Intervention (EI) Clearinghouse is a free statewide lending library for families, caregivers, and professionals. Our goal is to provide trusted resources to support you in helping children grow, learn, and participate in everyday life.

What We Offer

A lending library with:

Books, tip sheets, eBooks, audiobooks, videos, activity kits, and more about:

Child development and play
Behavior and social-emotional learning
Disabilities, including autism
Parenting and family activities
Caregiver coaching
Professional development resources and MORE

A dynamic website featuring:

Getting Started in Early Intervention: The Early Intervention Process
Resource Guides
Articles and blog posts
Important EI Program updates for families
Family EI experiences and MORE

And a variety of resources for everyone.

A technology loan program for families participating in the Early Intervention Program to use for live video visits
Individualized resources for your family’s specific needs and in your preferred language, upon request
In addition to English & Spanish, resources are available in other languages including Polish, Arabic, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Swahili, Urdu, and Simplified Chinese

Borrowing materials from the EI Clearinghouse is as easy as A–B–C:

Access the catalog at: eiclearinghouse.org/category/library
Books and other library items are available for checkout for four weeks and are mailed directly to you.
Contact us to let us know which materials we can send your way!

Items can be returned through your local public library.