Programs & Services
Chicago Early Learning
History of Early Childhood
Funding
Quality
100
This program requires parents to either be working or enrolled in a education/training program in order to be eligible to receive care services for their child(ren).
What is the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)?
100
Chicago Early Learning, which encompasses all City of Chicago funded preschool programming was originally known by this moniker.
What is Chicago Ready to Learn?
100
This is the year that Chicago Ready to Learn launched as Chicago Early Learning, introducing the online universal application process.
What is 2016?
100
The early childhood programs and services that are federally funded.
What are Early Head Start and Head Start?
100
This is the statewide quality recognition and improvement system for early care and education.
What is ExceleRate?
200
The new preschool program referred to as the "Cadillac" because it offers a full day and more robust parent engagement for four year olds.
What is the preschool expansion grant program?
200
School-based Tuition-based Community Based Partnership Programs Selective Enrollment/Montessori
What are the types of CPS Preschool Programming?
200
This is the year that President Barack Obama launched his Early Learning Initiative which proposed a series of new investments that established a continuum of high quality early learning for children age birth - 5.
What is 2013?
200
Prevention Initiative, Early Intervention, Early Head Start
What are funded early care and education programs serving children birth - 3?
200
The early childhood programs that are required to participate in ExceleRate.
What are: -Licensed Child Care Centers -Licensed Family/Group Child Care Home -School Based Preschool Programs -Head Start/Early Head Start Program?
300
Trained professionals work with in the home with low-income families to promote early learning, support healthy development, and prevent child abuse.
What is home visiting?
300
Homelessness, Foster Care, students with disabilities and other high risk factors
What are the primary eligibility factors for Chicago Early Learning?
300
This is the year that President Lyndon B. Johnson officially launched "Project Head Start".
What is 1965?
300
The additional dollar amount allocated to early childhood programming in Chicago under Mayor Rahm Emmanuel
What is $36 million?
300
The four levels of quality in ExceleRate in order of increasing quality.
What is Licensed (Green), Bronze, Silver, and Gold?
400
100% Federal Poverty Line (FPL), 162% FPL, 200% FPL.
What are the income eligibility cut-offs for Early Head Start/Head Start, Child Care Assistance Program, and Preschool for All respectively?
400
New families enrolling in Chicago Early Learning may select this many schools when applying.
What is two?
400
This is the year that Oklahoma became the first state to offer Universal Preschool.
What is 1998?
400
Most programs have to incorporate these two strategies to provide a full day of care.
What is blended and braided funding?
400
The five Awards of Excellence a provider/program can pursue once they reach Gold Status in ExceleRate.
What is: -Preschool teaching and learning -Infant and toddler services -Family and community engagement -Inclusion of children with special needs -Linguistically and culturally appropriate practice?
500
One criterion to trigger Early Intervention services for an infant or toddler (birth through 36 months).
What is at least a 30% delay in at least one area of development?
500
This is the website where a family can apply for Chicago Early Learning.
What is apply.chicagoearlylearning.org?
500
This is the year that Hull House, an establishment for immigrants, establishes a day nursery.
What is 1898?
500
The number of government funded programs in the early childhood system.
What is 7? Preschool For All Early Intervention Prevention Initiative Head Start Early Head Start Home Visiting Child Care Assistance Program
500
1) daily prioritization of continuous quality improvement 2) establish standards for helping infants, toddlers and preschool age children develop holistically, and 3) provide a framework for early learning professionals to identify opportunities for improvement, increase their skills and take steps to make positive changes
What are the three stated goals of ExceleRate?
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