What: The Partnership for Quality Child Care, sponsored by the City of Chicago, McCormick Tribune Foundation and several other private foundations, was formed to improve the quality of child care available to Chicago's low-income families. Mission: Improve the quality of child care and Head Start programs in Chicago by assisting eligible child care programs to pursue national accreditation. Early Stars Campaign: Early Stars is a campaign sponsored by the Partnership for Quality Child Care to educate child care programs and their staffs regarding accreditation and how it can help increase the quality of child care. Founded: October 1998 Private Funding: McCormick Tribune Foundation, The F.B. Heron Foundation, The MacArthur Foundation, and Northern Trust. Address: 228 South Wabash Avenue Suite 1000 Chicago, Illinois 60604 Management: Jamilah R. Jor'dan, Ph.D. President