Are you ready to start your search for an early care and education program for your child? ExceleRate Illinois includes over 10,000 early care and education programs in Illinois - child care centers, family child care providers, school-based preschool, and Head Start programs. Programs that have a achieved a Circle of Quality (Licensed, Bronze, Silver, and Gold) are clearly noted so that you find programs that meet your needs and understand that level of quality they have demonstrated through participation in ExceleRate.