Good Shepherd Learning Center

What Keystone STARS means for YOU and your CHILD

Keystone STARS is a quality rating system. It has five STAR levels as noted in the chart below. Each STAR designation has its own research-based performance standards. These standards measure the three areas of child care that make a difference in the quality of child care your child receives:

1) The staff that we employ

2) The environment your child is in every day

3) The way we run our business

As we move from START With Stars up to STAR Four, the requirements in these three areas increase.

Presently, we are a Two STAR facility working towards our third STAR. In a Two STAR Facility you will find:

Director and Staff must receive at least 3 to 6 hours more annual training than DPW regulations require

One third of the staff completed or are enrolled in credentials or degrees

Learning materials such as books, blocks, puzzles, music and art supplies are available for some of the day

The facility has a budget and provides at least one benefit to staff

Some involvement of parents in the program

A plan to address needs found in a standardized self-assessment of the program