Where tender loving care and learning go hand in hand
P & J Tender Care
For your
convenience, P & J Tender Care
has two facilities, P&J Tender
Care Rock Island Center and P&J Tender Care Moline Center. Both of our
centers have achieved an Illinois ExceleRate Silver Circle of Quality - this
is a statewide quality recognition system to help early learning providers strive
for improvement each day. The program is intended to help infants, toddlers,
and preschool-age children develop intellectually, physically, socially, and
emotionally. Early learning professionals achieve this level of quality by
always looking for ways to improve, increase their skills, and to make positive
change.
The Quality Counts Rating System (QRS) assists Illinois child care programs in providing quality care for children and their families. A provider's participation in QRS means they have gone the extra mile to help make sure children are receiving an enhanced learning and care experience.
Both centers are also Accredited by the "National Accreditation Commission".
The Quality Counts Rating System (QRS) assists Illinois child care programs in providing quality care for children and their families. A provider's participation in QRS means they have gone the extra mile to help make sure children are receiving an enhanced learning and care experience.
Both centers are also Accredited by the "National Accreditation Commission".
Nutrition is an essential component of early childhood physical as well as cognitive development. P & J Tender Care participates in the Illinois State Board of Education Child & Adult Food Program. Upon enrollment, and annually after that parents will be asked to fill out an eligibility application to see if their child will qualify for free or reduced meals. Children are provided three meals throughout the day. Children are encouraged to try new foods but never forced to try new foods. The Department of Children and Family Services states "Food shall be cooked or prepared at the daycare center in a kitchen which has been inspected and approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health's Food Service Sanitation Code."
Illinois Early Learning Standards The standards are organized to parallel in content the Illinois Learning Standards for K-12 education. Included are benchmarks for learning in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Development and Health, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, and Social/Emotional Development. Our goal is to follow these standards to help your child success before they enter into a Kindergarten setting.
