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ECCC PROVIDES A FULL-DAY BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM BILINGUAL EDITION WILL BE USED TO HELP FOSTER LITERACY, MATHEMATICS, SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT. EVERY DAY, CHILDREN WILL ALSO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ART, MUSIC, AND FINE AND GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH LARGE MOTOR EQUIPMENT. THE ACQUISITION OF LITERACY SKILLS IS A CORNERSTONE OF ECCC. STUDENTS WILL BE READ TO THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO INTERACT WITH THE TEXTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. GATEWAYS FOR OPPORTUNITIES, A LICENSING CERTIFICATION FOR PRE-SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR DIRECTOR AND A STAFF MEMBER TO ATTEND CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE AT BLACKHAWK COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ONE OF OUR TEACHERS HAS BEEN AWARDED A LEVEL 5 CREDENTIAL, WITH LEVEL 6 BEING THE HIGHEST. ALL STAFF HAVE RECEIVED THE MINIMUM 21 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR THE CHILDCARE CENTER, AND EIGHT OF THE NINE STAFF MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE NECESSARY TRAINING TO RECEIVE CREDENTIAL LEVEL 1.CURRENTLY, THE CHILDCARE CENTER HAS BEGUN WORK WITH THE ROCK ISLAND COUNTY REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT EARLY DEVELOPMENT SCREENINGS FOR OUR CHILDREN AGED 15 MONTHS TO TWO-YEAR OLDS. THIS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE SCREENINGS BLACKHAWK AREA SPECIAL EDUCATION (BASE) DOES FOR US SINCE BASE DOESN'T SCREEN CHILDREN YOUNGER. ALL OUR CHILDREN WILL NOW BE SCREENED ON SITE AND IF EARLY INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY, THIS ENABLES THEM TO RECEIVE SERVICES QUICKER. IN ADDITION, THE ROCK ISLAND COUNTY REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION WILL NOW CONDUCT A YEARLY VISION AND HEARING SCREENING FOR OUR CHILDREN.ESPERANZA CHILD CARE CENTER OBTAINED THE EXCELERATE ILLINOIS BRONZE CIRCLE OF QUALITY FOR THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW.