BrightStars - Rating system for Rhode Island child care centers and preschools

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BrightStars, Rhode Island’s Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement system, assists families in finding care and recognizes and supports quality in early care and education programs.

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BrightStars gives families the tools and information to select the best early learning and education program for your child.

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BrightStars evaluates the quality of early learning and education programs and helps programs expand on best practices and apply them to the care children receive.

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Important Announcements

Results from the COVID-19 BrightStars/DHS Survey
Read the BrightStars Think Tank Report
The DHS Market Rate Survey Results are in!
Read the new RI Child Care Emergency Preparedness Plan or on the DHS website
Release Six of the Rhode Island Notes now available!!
Read the BrightStars Validation Study and Executive Summary
New resource: Interpreting BrightStars Environment Rating Scale Scores and Reports
View the Updated Guide to Early Childhood Education and Updated Current Required Coursework for ECE/Related Degrees in RI
ERS and CLASS Training Policy Update
View the Ratio & Group Size Posting Templates for Centers

From Our Blog

Local Family Child Care Provider Publishes Her Own Children’s Book!

posted: 11/23/2020 by Jennifer Gentile

We are so excited to share that one of our BrightStars participating family childcare providers, Ruth Maille, has written her first children’s book!

posted: 03/31/2020 by Emily Souza

Millions of students across the U.S. are stuck at home with schools closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Across social media, there is no shortage of memes showing how panicked parents are coping with keeping their children entertained and educated while practicing social distancing to keep their families safe.

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