QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary Quality Rating & Improvement System (QRIS) for early childhood programs. Nearly every state has a QRIS to support the quality of their early care and education system.
As New York State’s QRIS, QUALITYstarsNY uses a model of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) to systematically assess, improve, and sustain early care and education quality in all types of regulated settings. We know that even the best early childhood programs benefit from continual reflection and learning. QUALITYstarsNY’s CQI model gives participants the tools they need to assess their quality on an ongoing basis, and guidance and resources so they can continuously implement and sustain high-quality practices and systems in their program.
Learn more about the key elements of QUALITYstarsNY as New York’s QRIS.