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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 shared mission to support the ECE workforce, LIIF and QUALITYstarsNY have engaged in a collaborative partnership since 2020. LIIF has tapped into QUALITYstarsNY’s extensive network [...]
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 York hosted information sessions for QUALITYstarsNY participants to learn about the benefits of enrolling their program in CACFP, along with resources to get started and [...]
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.
QUALITYstarsNY Specialist Stella Lundie gives examples of how early childhood education professionals can promote learning through play.
Mercedes delivering her keynote address at the All Our Kin Conference, November 16, 2024. A QUALITYstarsNY participant since January 2024, Mercedes has operated Xiomara Family Daycare in the Bronx since 2004, providing care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. When Mercedes opened her daycare 21 years ago, [...]
QUALITYstarsNY Specialist Stella Lundie gives examples of how early childhood education professionals can incorporate culturally aware practices into their program.
Our team of Quality Improvement Specialists, Coaches, and Central Office staff traveled across New York State to attend over 50 state-wide conferences, local events, trainings, and much more in 2024. We had the privilege of presenting, coordinating, and tabling at events, meeting early childhood professionals in their communities from Long Island to Buffalo. [...]
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).
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 community. As a relatively new center, First Friends has provided exceptional early childhood education and care while ensuring they stay aligned with best practices and [...]
Recruitment and Engagement Associate Gray Robinson attended the 2024 Family Child Care Association of New York State (FCCANYS) Annual Conference, along with Quality Improvement Specialists and family child care providers from across the state. Gray recorded some moments that stood out in his time in Oswego. The QUALITYstarsNY vendor [...]