May 3 is Teacher Appreciation Week.  Help WILL-TV thank an educator in central Illinois by sending us an encouraging message, a photo or a video in which you thank an educator or childcare provider who has gone above-and-beyond during the pandemic.

WILL-TV, in collaboration with PBS KIDS, presents our first annual Early Childhood Champions Awards! Nominate a talented champion who works with young children in central Illinois by April 9, 2021.

The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program reimburses child care providers for serving up nutritious foods to children in their care. It serves more than 4.2 million U.S. children each day, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But a new University of Illinois study finds the program may be inequitable for rural child care providers.