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Hear from Janna Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer in Education Management at The Innovative Daycare Corp "Since becoming a member of QUALITYstarsNY amid the peak of the pandemic in 2020, my program has undergone a profound transformation. The significance of being a part of QUALITYstarsNY cannot be overstated; it remains [...]
Alicia's Day Care Inc. is a family child care program in Shirley, NY that joined QUALITYstarsNY in 2018. With a 4-Star Rating, owner Alicia Ortiz has been dutifully focused on her program's QUALITYstarsNY participation and worked hard to reach her program's quality goals since day one! We love hearing the ways our programs are [...]
On January 26, the Institute’s Executive Director Dona Anderson testified on behalf of QUALITYstarsNY at a public hearing of the New York State Senate Committee on Children and Families focused on New York’s child care crisis. The testimony highlighted the impact of QUALITYstarsNY, its proven model of continuous quality improvement, and its role in safeguarding the quality of New York’s early childhood System.
Apply Now: Program Quality Coach Are you an early childhood professional adept at building relationships and guiding others to reach their potential? QUALITYstarsNY is looking for Program Quality Coaches to join our expanding Quality Improvement team. What is a Program Quality Coach? Reporting to the Coaching Manager, the [...]
On February 1, Governor Hochul released her Executive Budget for FY 2024. The proposed budget maintains the $5 million annual funding for QUALITYstarsNY; however, a sustained, increased investment in QUALITYstarsNY is needed to safeguard program quality as policies are implemented to expand access and affordability for families.
May 12, 2023 is Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. Watch this video of messages from the QUALITYstarsNY team to thank New York's early childhood providers for all you do for children and families!
More than 1,000 early childhood programs across New York State are now participating in QUALITYstarsNY! This is a historic participation milestone for QUALITYstarsNY as New York State’s early childhood Quality Rating & Improvement System.
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 Care Deserts RFA 1 Grant for new programs.* It is always rewarding to hear from our QUALITYstarsNY participants how their commitment to improving and sustaining [...]
