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:
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. ”