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 [...]

As New York State's Quality Rating and Improvement System for early childhood programs, QUALITYstarsNY has the unique opportunity to work with different organizations in communities across the [...]

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 [...]

QUALITYstarsNY had a conversation with Edna Decker, Director at New Wonders of Slate Hill and Karen Morgan, owner of Karen's Day Care. Edna and Karen were [...]

The Indy Lab, located in Westchester County, began their journey as a Start With Stars program. In May 2024, they earned their first Active Rating with QUALITYstarsNY as a [...]

May 10 is Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. The QUALITYstarsNY team wants to express our gratitude for everything providers do each day for children and families!

In March 2024 when we received the following message from Tri-Town Kids, a Child Care Center in Brasher Falls, we thought it was a great encapsulation of everything a program can achieve when participating in QUALITYstarsNY.

Wellsville Early Learning Center is located in Allegany County in Western New York. As a new program, it can be hard to meet all [...]