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

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

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BrightStars Program Focus- Over the Rainbow II- Providence, RI

posted: 05/28/2019 by Alba Escalante

BrightStars is happy to report that Over the Rainbow II has renewed their participation and has earned 4 stars!

Over the Rainbow Learning Center II is located in Providence and it is the second center of Over the Rainbow Learning Centers. The center has 1 infant classroom, 1 toddler classroom, and 1 preschool classroom. The program’s philosophy is geared to providing a developmentally appropriate curriculum that is presented in a nurturing, fun and creative way that encourages the power of play. Along with providing a curriculum that encourages children to explore, manipulate, and problem solve, the teachers at Over the Rainbow provide meaningful lessons for each child’s individual learning style, and goals. With bi-lingual teachers, the center is able to incorporate Spanish into their lessons.

BrightStars Navigators Roll Out New Annual Report Process

posted: 04/18/2019 by Alyson E. Panzarella

Since BrightStars began in 2009, programs have been asked to submit Annual Reports to their BrightStars Navigator in order to update us on your licensing status and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) goals. This year, the team decided to rework this process to make it more meaningful, to build relationships with more programs, and help program improve their quality in a more effective way.

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