ExceleRate Illinois

 ExceleRate Illinois offers distinctive benefits for early learning and development programs, including:

• It details a process for making quality an ongoing priority.
• It keeps providers focused on whole child development.
• It clearly defines a consistent set of standards for quality improvement.
• It enables providers to focus on the individual quality issues that are most relevant to their practices.
• It recognizes and rewards a wide variety of quality improvement achievements.
• It helps providers access and stay current with emerging research, best practices and information and training resources.
• It connects providers with expert consultants and assessment professionals.

Ultimately, Illinois children will reap the rewards from a statewide system that stresses quality in early learning and development programs and prepares them for success in school and life.