STEP UP TO QUALITY
A statewide quality rating and improvement system.
Step Up to Quality is a statewide quality rating and improvement system that awards ratings to early care and education programs that achieve increasingly higher standards. Step Up to Quality was updated in July 2024 with a new logo and new ratings. The revised system includes three levels. Each level has more rigorous requirements in the areas of Learning & Development, Administration & Leadership Practices, Staff Quality & Professional Development, and Family & Community Partnerships.
High-quality early care and education.
Programs must meet specific benchmark indicators at each level before proceeding to the next level, with a Gold Award rating being the highest level to achieve. Unannounced monitoring from the Department of Children & Youth Services will take place both digitally and on site to monitor that all indicators are being met. Step Up to Quality provides families an easy-to-use tool to choose a high-quality early care and education program for their children.
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