Wisconsin Council on Children and Families: YoungStar in ...

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) has just released a new publication, YoungStar in Wisconsin: An Analysis of Data as of July 2012.? This report is the third in a series of progress reports since the YoungStar quality rating and improvement system was launched in 2011. Key findings include:

• ?Nearly half of low-income children funded by Wisconsin Shares are served in programs meeting quality standards above basic regulatory levels (rated 3-5 stars under YoungStar).? While only 30 percent of programs are rated at 3-5 stars, 46 percent of children are in these higher-rated programs.???????? ?
• The trend over time is that more and more children are in higher-rated programs.
• An extraordinary number of child care programs have been rated by YoungStar: over 4,100 as of July 2012.
• YoungStar regions vary significantly in the percentage of children in higher-rated settings. For instance, Northeastern region and Southern region have the highest percentages of children in quality settings, while Milwaukee region has the lowest.
• Ratings of child care centers are dramatically higher than ratings of family child care programs.
• An impressive array of resources are being provided to help programs improve, including technical assistance, scholarships, and micro-grants.

The WCCF report analyzes the progress made and the challenges facing child care programs wanting to move to a higher YoungStar quality level. WCCF believes that YoungStar can be a significant catalyst to increase the number of low-income children receiving high-quality early learning and development experiences.? Research shows that high-quality early childhood programs lead to positive outcomes for children in school and beyond, especially for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Dave Edie

Source: http://wiskids.blogspot.com/2012/11/youngstar-in-wisconsin-analysis-of-data.html

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