The application for the QUALITYstarsNY Academic Scholarship for the fall 2025 semester is open April 1 - June 7, 2025. If you work in an early childhood program participating in QUALITYstarsNY and are pursuing an early childhood education degree or credit-bearing coursework, you may be eligible to apply for the scholarship!
QUALITYstarsNY and the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) collaborated to launch a year-long Business Administration Scale (BAS) Community of Practice (CoP) for family child care providers. With a [...]
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally funded initiative that reimburses early childhood programs for serving healthy meals and snacks to children. Hunger Solutions New [...]
We have all heard the saying “you are what you eat”. The food that fuels the body plays a role in physical health and mental well-being. Nutrition is critical to the growth and development of young children. For many families, putting healthy food on the table is not that simple. Food insecurity, access to wholesome meals, and cost can be barriers. Child care programs can reduce these barriers for children by participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
QUALITYstarsNY sat down with Saida Dadi, Director of Little Eagles Nest Saida Dadi is the founder and director of Little Eagles Nest in Ardsley, NY. She [...]
In 2022, the NYS Office of Children and Families Services (OCFS) launched the Invest in New York: Child Care Deserts Grant, which offered two grant opportunities [...]
Summer is a natural time to reflect on your program’s calendar. Do you intentionally create a program calendar for staff meetings and professional development? Do you have an internal policy or procedure for how many staff meetings are held per year or how they are executed? What are some ways you share important updates and new information with staff?
QUALITYstarsNY is launching the new QUALITYstarsNY Academic Scholarship on July 1, 2024. This scholarship can support teachers and program leaders in completing an early childhood education degree or credit-bearing certification, credential, or coursework.
Quality Improvement Specialist Lisa Stoler collaborated with QUALITYstarsNY participant Dorothy (Dottie) Semexant of Dottie's Home Daycare and Preschool to write a thoughtful piece for Brightside Up’s "Home & Classroom Magazine".
QUALITYstarsNY sat down with Ashley Martin, Director of Creative Kids of Kent Ashley Martin received the “Director of the Year” award at the Champions of Child [...]