CGH Helping Hands Daycare would like to announce that it has achieved the ExceleRate Illinois Silver Circle of Quality Designation Award. The center was recognized for its continuous quality commitment to children in Sterling, and Rock Falls, IL, and the surrounding communities.
ExceleRate Illinois is a comprehensive system that includes Licensed Child Care Centers, Licensed Family Child Care, Preschool for All and Center-Based Prevention Initiative Programs, Head Start, and Early Head Start Programs.
ExceleRate Illinois helps families make more informed choices about their children’s early learning. It establishes standards to help infants, toddlers, and preschoolers develop intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally. Additionally, it provides a framework for early learning and development professionals to identify opportunities, to enhance their knowledge and skills.
“Every early learning and development provider who participates in ExceleRate Illinois makes quality a priority,” said Gail Nelson, QRIS Policy Director, Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development. “The higher the designation, the higher the programs demonstrated quality and comprehensiveness in meeting children’s early learning needs,” she said. “We are proud to receive the Silver Circle of Quality,” said Mimi Hicks, CGH Helping Hands Daycare. “Providing quality in early learning and development will help our children in Sterling be better prepared for success in school and in life.”
For more information on the CGH Helping Hands Daycare, call 815-625-6000 or visit www.cghmc.com/daycare.