Chautauqua Lake Central School and Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center have both recently earned 4-Star Active Ratings! As committed participants since 2015 and 2016, these programs have consistently demonstrated [...]
Educator Appreciation Week and Provider Appreciation Day are special opportunities to thank teachers, providers, and caregivers who nurture and guide young learners every day. From May 5-9, our participants and teams from every corner of New York State took part in celebrating early childhood educators through community events, uplifting words, appreciation dinners, and more!
QUALITYstarsNY attended the 2025 Empower Youth Success event, hosted annually by the New York State Network for Youth Success in Albany, NY. The event [...]
Representatives from QUALITYstarsNY had a spectacular time at this year's New York Association for the Education of Young Children (NYAEYC) annual conference. Our team enjoyed four days of leading and attending various sessions, connecting with our statewide partners, and meeting QUALITYstarsNY participants from across New York.
Quality Improvement Specialist Kathy Moss was named as an Early Childhood Leader at the 2025 NYAEYC Annual Conference.
Buffalo’s Westminster Early Childhood Programs (WECP) is celebrating its 75th year in business! We spoke with WECP director Cindy Lynn-Garbe about how this incredible achievement in longevity came about, what brought her and WECP together, and the ins-and-outs of running a large child care program.
On January 15, Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Commission for Economic Opportunity’s (CEO) Community Resource Center, a Head Start program and QUALITYstarsNY participant located in Troy, New York. During her visit, Governor Hochul spent time with educators and children in the center’s classrooms and hosted a press conference regarding expanded state policies related to early childhood education.
Mercedes delivering her keynote address at the All Our Kin Conference, November 16, 2024. A QUALITYstarsNY participant since January 2024, Mercedes has operated [...]
Buffalo-based First Friends Day Care Center, which opened its doors in March 2019, was created to meet the growing demand for high-quality child care in the surrounding [...]
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 [...]