Learn about QUALITYstarsNY's Capital District regional team! Read about the local partnerships that support our participants in the area and get to know our Quality Improvement Specialists that work in the region.
May 8, 2026 is Provider Appreciation Day. This year, we are excited to celebrate our extraordinary family child care providers alongside our partners that work to support, empower, and uplift New York's family child care community. We are privileged to work with hundreds of providers across the state, and please to honor them today with messages from our partner's leaders and our own QUALITYstarsNY Leadership team.
February 4, 2026 is World Read Aloud Day. Organized by LitWorld, World Read Aloud Day celebrates how reading aloud to children strengthens emotional well-being, social connection, and academic success. [...]
QUALITYstarsNY is pleased to announce that New York State is now offering an enhanced Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) rate for early childhood programs actively participating in QUALITYstarsNY, New [...]
In October, QUALITYstarsNY’s Finger Lakes region Quality Improvement Specialists (QI Specialists) and participating programs gathered for a day that blended creativity, collaboration, and hands-on learning. The team partnered with Studio in a School in NYC to provide participants with an in-person training day that brought providers and educators together to explore the power of artistic expression—not only as a tool for teaching, but as a pathway for strengthening community and refreshing their own professional practice.
On November 7, QUALITYstarsNY was featured on Buffalo's local news program, Daytime Buffalo to discuss the support we provide as New York State's Quality Rating & Improvement System. Quality [...]
Read our report about the impact of QUALITYstarsNY's expansion thanks to the historic investment provided through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
In July, QUALITYstarsNY participating program Small World Daycare and Preschool hosted New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins at their center in Yonkers. Stewart-Cousins is President Pro Tempore and Majority [...]
As of May 2025, QUALITYstarsNY and Aspire have updated the policy for tagging trainings that align to QUALITYstarsNY Standards. A training event must specifically indicate the relevant QUALITYstarsNY Standard(s) for attendees to earn those points in the rating process.
In May, QUALITYstarsNY participating program Lois Campbell & Yates Daycare hosted New York City Deputy Mayor Ana Almanzar for a visit to their Group Family Day Care in the Bronx, NY.