Moving Wisconsin Forward: How YoungStar is Creating a Better Future for Children and Families

by | February 5, 2015

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The YoungStar Consortium (Celebrate Children Foundation, Supporting Families Together Association, and Wisconsin Early Childhood Association) produced a report last year that we have neglected to blog about. Here is a link to the full report:

Moving Wisconsin Forward

Lots of good info in this document. There is a timeline of progress over the past four years, quotes from providers and consultants, and lots of data. Here is an encouraging statement, “The continued decrease in programs taking an automated 2 Star rating shows Wisconsin child care providers’ growing commitment to increasing quality through YoungStar. ”

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