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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.
March is National Reading Month, a celebration that encourages reading for all ages and promotes reading as a key feature for overall learning, social-emotional, and professional development. Reading is an integral part of early childhood cognitive development, building relationships, fostering language and vocabulary development, and establishing critical thinking skills and beginning concepts of print.
It is with heavy hearts that we share that Mira Berkley, a former member of our QUALITYstarsNY team who retired in 2020, has passed away. Mira was a Quality Improvement Specialist supporting programs in Western New York from 2015 to 2020. Among her countless contributions to our work was the creation of the Quality [...]
New York State allocated an unprecedented $35 million funds to QUALITYstarsNY from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This three-year investment has allowed QUALITYstarsNY to double its participation and build its capacity and infrastructure for future growth—if an increase in annual funding is provided in the NYS budget to sustain the project on this larger scale.
The Aspire Registry has paired up with Quorum by Teaching Strategies to directly feed distance learning training information into your Aspire profile from the Quorum portal.
Winter lends itself to all sorts of exciting ways to explore the outdoors. We all know it can be a trick to get all of the children ready to go outside, but that too can become a wonderful learning experience, and a necessary step in getting fresh air throughout the year. One of the ways we support programs enrolled in QUALITYstarsNY is to brainstorm how to implement program changes that enhance children’s development. We understand the great importance of daily outdoor play, but are also aware of the numerous hurdles that make this a challenge. Sometimes reframing and planning can make a difficult task more manageable. Here are some things to consider when planning outdoor winter play for children:
QUALITYstarsNY partners with Children's Institute as our independent assessment team to conduct Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) observations for eligible programs the rating process. Learn more about Children's Institute and the ways our partnership promotes high quality early childhood education in New York State.
Wellsville Early Learning Center is located in Allegany County in Western New York. As a new program, it can be hard to meet all the staffing, administration, and operational needs a child care center requires to run smoothly. When juggling a range of responsibilities, it can be hard to [...]
Jump for Success is a Group Family Day Care located in the Bronx, NYC. High-quality furnishings and learning materials are important to create an inclusive, safe, and inviting environment for children to play, learn, and grow. These materials and equipment stimulate learning and inspire children to interact with the environment around [...]
Our team traveled from across New York State to meet in-person at Borough of Manhattan Community College. QUALITYstarsNY has been expanding rapidly due to the commitment New York State made in QUALITYstarsNY through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). In October, for the first time in [...]