ChildServe Childcare Center in Ames is proud to announce that they were recently awarded a 4 Star rating by the State of Iowa's Quality Rating System (QRS).

QRS is a voluntary program that gives childcare settings guidelines on improving their quality of childcare. By participating, they have chosen to demonstrate their desire to improve the quality of care and education their children receive.

To protect our medically fragile children, ChildServe is restricting visitors and volunteer activities in our Continuing Care Unit (CCU) and Transitional Care Unit (TCU). The volunteer program has been suspended for the time being, and visitors to the CCU and TCU are restricted to immediate family only. Family members exhibiting symptoms will not be allowed to visit.

Outpatient services are continuing as scheduled; however, we are asking all outpatient families and visitors to perform self-assessments and to return at another date if they are exhibiting symptoms of H1N1 flu. Please monitor this Web site for future updates.