If you are a Grantee seeking to enroll your directly operated sites at the Silver Circle of Quality, please use this Head Start Enrollment Application (284 KB) .

To apply to ExceleRate Illinois using the Head Start path complete the Licensed Child Care Center Application and Gold Circle of Quality supplement below. If your Head Start/Early Head Start is not licensed please complete the licensed child care center application and leave license number blank.

  Licensed Child Care Center Application (359 KB)

Gold Circle of Quality Head Start Supplement (342 KB)

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