Spotlight: Hughes Home Day Care | Western New York
Hughes Home Day Care is a family child care program in Cheektowaga, NY that joined QUALITYstarsNY's Start with Stars initiative in October, 2022 after being awarded an OCFS Child [...]
Participant Spotlight: ABCD at Newfane Transforms Breastfeeding Area for Mothers
Sara Hunter, Education Disabilities Coordinator at ABCD at Newfane discusses how their center was able to create a comfy breastfeeding area for mothers thanks to the materials and support they accessed through their QUALITYstarsNY participation
Participant Spotlight: Susan Zucker Reflects on 36 Years as Director of Virginia Marx Children’s Center at SUNY Westchester Community College
Susan Zucker founded Virginia Marx Children’s Center on the campus of SUNY Westchester Community College in 1986. The center has been participating in QUALITYstarsNY since it started–joining for the [...]
Participant Spotlight: Shante Parrish Receives United Federation of Teachers Outstanding Provider Award
The United Federation of Teachers has awarded QUALITYstarsNY participant Shante Parrish the Provider Appreciation Award for Outstanding Providers. Shante Parrish is the Owner/Operator Jump for Success, Corp., a group family child care program in the Bronx, NYC.
Happy Provider Appreciation Day!
May 6 is Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. The QUALITYstarsNY team wants to express our gratitude for everything providers do each day for children and families!
Participant Spotlight: Blossom Home Daycare’s Cozy Corner Transformation
In her brief work so far with QUALITYstarsNY, Rosa Cortez has made some wonderful enhancements to create a space in her program for children to feel comfortable and at home in their surroundings.
Spotlight: Collaboration with Inspiration by Quality Improvement Specialist Sarah Gould-Houde
By Sarah Gould-Houde, Quality Improvement Specialist for Capital Region I have had the honor and excitement of supporting all modalities of regulated child care serving children from [...]
Lawmakers visit Exploration Acres as Last Stop on Child Care Listening Tour
On December 1, QUALITYstarsNY participant Exploration Acres hosted lawmakers for the final stop of NYS Senator Jabari Brisport’s state-wide child care listening tour. Owned and operated by René & [...]
The Innovative Daycare hosts Lawmakers on Long Island Stop of the Child Care Listening Tour
On October 27, state lawmakers visited The Innovative Daycare in Freeport, Long Island to learn more about what they are currently experiencing as child care providers in the wake [...]
Greenpoint Garden Playhouse Hosts Lawmakers to Discuss COVID-19 Hardships for Family Providers
On September 29, Greenpoint Garden Playhouse, welcomed New York State lawmakers and community activists for a visit to discuss the hardships of COVID-19 and the importance of supporting providers [...]