Participation in QUALITYstarsNY has three phases: program selection, Standards Inventory and rating, and quality improvement planning. All of these phases allow for a program’s growth and add to its continuous quality improvement.
In partnership with their Quality Improvement Specialist from the very start, each program drives their own uniquely tailored Quality Improvement Plan, using the QUALITYstarsNY Standards as the framework for high-quality early care and education. This Quality Improvement Plan is designed to address the program’s specific needs and identifies the resources they identify as key to their success.