Keystone STARS
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All questions regarding Keystone STARS can be referred to:
Sister Edward Quinn or Katherine Stansbury
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.
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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)
- 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)
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