The Center For Excellence is an initiative of the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children dedicated to improving the quality of child care and early childhood programs in Illinois. The initiative uses an integrated and multi-level approach to accomplish its goals that includes overview information, technical assistance and resources, training, online tools, and Illinois AEYC's Statewide Accreditation Mentoring program that includes program improvement cohorts, individual mentoring and onsite consultation. Programs and services are available to child care/early education programs in center-based settings. The initiative supports both NAEYC and NAC accreditation as well as the state of Illinois' QRIS standards.

APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAM PROJECT

If you or your program are interested in participating and receiving services including the IDHS funded SAM project, you must complete this online application. Application must be submitted to access our online readiness tools, participate in quality improvement learning cohorts, or receive on site mentoring. Programs may be able to participate in more than one of the available options.

  Application Form

For general information about Illinois AEYC SAM Project, contact Christy Horn @ christy@illinoisaeyc.org or at 217-529-7732.


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