All questions regarding Keystone STARS can be referred to:
Sister Edward Quinn, Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Keystone STARS is a program of Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) and is the state’s Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS). Keystone STARS has four primary goals:

• • To improve the quality of early childhood education (ECE);
  • To support ECE providers in meeting their quality improvement goals;
  • To recognize programs for continuous quality improvement and meeting higher quality standards; and
  • To provide families a way to choose a quality ECE program.

OCDEL’s Keystone STARS Program supports all early childhood education programs to improve program quality. We encourage programs to think about the Keystone STARS Performance Standards as a tool to support continuous quality improvement (CQI) that impacts services to the children and families in your care.

• Keystone STARS Pilot – Overview
• Getting Started with Keystone Stars – Part 1
• Getting Started with Keystone Stars – Part 2
• Keystone STARS Pilot – Timeline
• Application for Certificate of Compliance (PA Department of Human Services)
• Appendix C – Complete Application Information Sheet
• Certificate of Compliance Checklist (PA Department of Human Services)
• Keystone STARS Program Manual
• Keystone STARS Performance Standards
• Opening a Childcare Facility in Pennsylvania (PA Office of Child Development and Early Learning)
• Child Day Care Centers:  Self-Assessment Checklist to Support Certification Compliance
  (PA Office of Child Development and Early Learning)
• SE Orientation Schedule