James Neiss/staff photographerLewiston, NY - LaSalle Early Childhood Center pre-k teacher Jean DeMarco, left, and Director Marybeth Simoneit, center, talk about their center with Eileen Rohan, a Niagara University grad student and project assistant with Project QIP. DeMarco and Simoneit are part of the first graduating class in The Niagara County Early Childhood Care Quality Improvement Project (QIP), an initiative launched in August 2010 to enhance the kindergarten readiness skills of young children in Niagara County.