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Smart Start Quality Support (SSQS) Program - Pilot
The Smart Start Quality Support (SSQS) Program, formerly the ExceleRate Pilot, began in State Fiscal Year 2021 and continues to support licensed child care centers (Grantee) in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Cost Area 2 serving at least 40% CCAP children that are going beyond the...
Grant (non-repayable) Check the official page for current intake dates
- Funder
- Department Of Early Childhood (State of Illinois)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- Award amounts are not published in the catalog listing; see the official page.
- Where
- Illinois
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicant types are set out on the official page. Type of assistance: Formula Grants. Listed in the Illinois Catalog of State Financial Assistance; funding opportunities and dates are announced by the agency.
- Sectors
- Youth
- Deadline
- Varies: check the official page for current dates
- Source
- Illinois Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA) (480-20-3969)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
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From official open data: official page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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