How will parents be notified of Quality Stars NY star ratings?
Once we have a critical mass of rated programs in New York State, we intend to launch a public information campaign so that consumers (and funders, policy makers, planners, and others) are aware of Quality Stars NY star ratings. While this campaign has not yet been developed, it is likely that we will use, at a minimum, the following information sources: • A statewide website that includes information on Quality Stars NY, as well as a searchable database of rated programs. • A listing, maintained by Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) agencies, of the Quality Stars NY star ratings of child care programs in the CCR&Rs’ geographic areas. • Materials through which individual early care and education programs can choose to make their Quality Stars NY rating known, including banners, brochures, staff and parent handbooks, press kits, their own website, and other public relations options.
