If you are a child care program that currently receives reimbursements through the Wisconsin Shares program, you must apply to participate in YoungStar BY JUNE 1ST, 2011 in order to continue to receive these reimbursements without interruption. Your regional office must receive the application by this date, so don’t forget to leave time for mail [...]
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YoungStar Applications due in Three Weeks!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apply for YoungStar, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Wisconsin Shares, YoungStar on May 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
WECA is Hiring for YoungStar Related Positions!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, ECERS/ FCCERS, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, YoungStar, YoungStar rating observer, YoungStar technical consultant on December 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) is now hiring for many positions to help launch YoungStar, Wisconsin’s child care quality rating and improvement system. These positions will reflect a full spectrum of new opportunities to run the program. Key positions we are hiring for include a Program Coordinator, Technical Consultants, Trainers and Assessors. These positions require [...]
YoungStar has Begun- Apply now!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Celebrate Children Foundation, child care, Early Childhood Education, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Resource and Referral Agencies, Supporting Families Together Association, The Registry, Wisconsin CCR&Rs, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, YoungStar, YoungStar applications, YoungStar Consortium on November 30, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Applications are now available for YoungStar! Celebrate Children Foundation, Supporting Families Together Association (SFTA), and Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) have been chosen to manage YoungStar across the state. We are ready to begin the work of supporting early education programs as they demonstrate the quality of care they offer to Wisconsin’s youngest children. YoungStar [...]
YoungStar Trainings to Begin – More Q&A Sessions Added
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Quality Rating System, Secretary Bicha, YoungStar on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When YoungStar was approved on June 23, $1.5 million was allocated for immediate training and technical assistance activities in 12 select counties throughout the state. These extra trainings are designed to prepare the early childhood workforce for the start of YoungStar, Wisconsin’s child care quality rating and improvement system. To learn more about what training [...]
The Next Door Foundation’s Annual Brengel Forum
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Annual Brengel Forum, child care, Department of Children and Families, ECE Professionals, Next Door Foundation, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Quality Rating System, Valora Washington, YoungStar on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday August 25th, the Next Door Foundation’s Annual Brengel Forum will take place from 8am-4pm in Brookfield. This year’s forum, entitled “Ready Or Not: Using YoungStar to Create a Better Tomorrow for the Children of 2020,” will highlight quality rating and improvement systems, and presenters will discuss how YoungStar will affect Wisconsin’s early care [...]
YoungStar Trainings to Begin – Attend a Q&A Near You!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Quality Rating System, Secretary Bicha, training and technical assistance, YoungStar, YoungStar trainings on August 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
When YoungStar was approved on June 23, the bi-partisan Joint Committee on Finance approved $5.6 million to be immediately provided to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) for a variety of services. Within this $5.6 million, $1.5 million was allocated for immediate training and technical assistance activities in 12 select counties throughout the state. [...]
More Questions About YoungStar Answered
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, YoungStar on July 23, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Child care professionals across the state have continued to raise interesting and valuable questions related to Wisconsin’s newly approved QRIS, YoungStar. In response, earlier this month, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) published a newly revised “frequently asked questions” section on their website. All questions that were received during the YoungStar webinar series have [...]
Wisconsin’s Accredited Child Care Programs Listed Online
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged accredited providers, child care, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, parents seeking child care, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Wisconsin child care accreditation, YoungStar on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, a list of Wisconsin’s accredited child care programs was posted on the Department of Children and Families website. These programs will receive either a 4 or 5 star rating on YoungStar, the state’s newly approved quality rating and improvement system, and have met rigorous standards by one of five accrediting bodies: the National [...]
Send a ‘Thank You’ to your Legislator
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Early Childhood Education, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Quality Rating System, YoungStar on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Throughout the past few months, hundreds of phone calls and emails were sent to Wisconsin legislators in support of YoungStar. It is because of the these efforts- from providers and advocates in the field- that the Joint Finance Committee unanimously passed the program last week. We would like to thank all of you for the [...]
YoungStar Officially Passes in Wisconsin!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, QRIS, quality rating and improvment system, Quality Rating System, R.E.W.A.R.D. ™ WISCONSIN, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® WISCONSIN, YoungStar on June 24, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Yesterday, June 23, the bi-partisan Joint Committee on Finance unanimously passed YoungStar, Wisconsin’s child care quality rating and improvement system. The committee approved full funding- $10 million- for the launching of the program. $5.6 million has been immediately provided to DCF and the additional $4.4 million has been set aside for DCF to request later. [...]
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