The Quality Rating System (QRS)

Quality Rating System (QRS) assists Illinois child care programs in providing quality care for children and their families. This initiative is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). This voluntary System is available to License-Exempt Family Child Care Providers, Licensed Family/Group Home Child Care Providers, and Licensed Centers. In order to participate in QRS, providers must serve children and families who receive IDHS Child Care Assistance.

QRS offers progressive levels that providers can achieve depending on the type of care they provide. Specific quality criteria must be met to achieve each level. When a child care provider has met the required criteria for a level, they will be recognized for their achievement and will receive a quality add-on amount to the CCAP standard daily reimbursement rate.

Interested providers can attend a QRS Orientation offered by 4-C. Attendance at a QRS Orientation is required for any provider who applies. Please check the 4-C Training Calendar for training times, and locations. For more information or for a QRS application please go to the Illinois Network for Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies at http://inccrra.org.

The Child Care Resource and Referral Program offers services and information to parents, employers, and child care providers. We work to enhance the availability, accessibility, and quality of child care.

CONTACT CCR&R

For Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle & Whiteside Counties:
155 N. Third St., Ste. 300
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-758-8149
or 800-848-8727

For McHenry County:
667 Ridgeview Drive
McHenry, IL 60050
815-344-5510
or 866-347-2277

Please use local numbers when possible.