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Child Care Providers Needed for Online Focus Groups to Share Experiences in Keystone STARS  View as Webpage

Early childhood education providers working in Pennsylvania child care and having knowledge of, or experience with, the Keystone STARS system are invited to participate in an online focus group. The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) wants to learn more about the experience of leaders of center-based, family child care and group child care providers with the Keystone STARS quality rating and improvement system, what is working, what is not working and how the system could be improved. Focus groups will be held online through Zoom on the following days and times, and will last no more than two hours: For all providers: February 10, 2022, 9:30am: Click here to register. For family child care home providers: February 17, 2022, 6:00pm: Click here to register. For all providers: February 19, 2022, 1:00pm: Click here to register. Click here to share the flyer.

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning supports families  and their children, from prenatal through school age, by using data, research and  stakeholder guidance to assure high quality services.