Memorial Child Care achieved a Gold Circle of Quality designation through ExeleRate Illinois, the state’s quality recognition and improvement system for early learning and development programs.

Gold Circle programs such as Memorial Child Care meet or exceed quality benchmarks on learning environment, instructional quality and provider qualifications.

Memorial Child Care is an early learning facility for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age and is open to employees of Memorial Health, a five-hospital, Springfield-based health care organization, and SIU School of Medicine employees, medical students and residents.