Accreditations
Cherished Children
3 star Center with Quality Rating
Cherished Children Education Center, as a three‑star Quality Rated provider in Georgia, has demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence in early childhood education. Achieving the highest rating under Georgia’s Quality Rated program means our center consistently exceeds state licensing thresholds and excels in numerous key quality benchmarks—particularly independent observations by credentialed educators. This rating reflects strengths in recruiting and retaining well-trained staff, maintaining a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment, offering individualized instruction, fostering social‑emotional development, implementing kindergarten‑readiness curriculum, and cultivating meaningful family engagement .
Earning three stars signals our Education Centers not only meet but far surpasses basic health and safety standards through rigorous self-assessment (via portfolio documentation) and external evaluation (via Environmental Rating Scales). Parents can trust that our center provides a low teacher‑to‑child ratio and prioritizes active learning—core components backed by evidence showing improved school readiness and better child outcomes. The three‑star designation indicates truly exceptional quality, offering families confidence that their children are receiving one of the highest levels of early care and education available in Georgia.

Georgia’s Quality Rated is a voluntary, statewide evaluation and improvement system for early care and education programs, managed by the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). Much like the familiar star ratings used for hotels and restaurants, Quality Rated assigns participating child care providers a one‑, two‑, or three‑star rating based on a comprehensive assessment of quality indicators that go beyond basic licensing requirements