Early Stars
The mission of Early Stars is to increase the quality and accessibility of early care and education in Fresno County. This mission is accomplished by connecting families in Fresno County with high quality licensed care and education providers, while supporting those providers in their efforts for continuous quality improvement of their services.
In everything we do, we strive to create a lifelong path of learning and success for our children and improve the future for all families in our county.
Early Stars is possible thanks to Fresno County being selected as part of California’s Early Learning Race to the Top grant. As part of this grant, Fresno County received two million dollars to implement a quality rating and improvement system for children from birth through age five.
To learn more about the Fresno County Early Stars visit the Website at www.earlystars.org.
Central California Early Stars Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Summit
On March 25, 2015 Fresno County Office of Education hosted the Central California Early Stars Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Summit. The summit brought together early learning leaders from across the state to engage in conversations about the implications and sustainability of QRIS in California.
Materials for each session are available using the links below.
Morning Sessions
QRIS 101: Understanding the Matrix, Assessment and California State Block Grant
Cross-Agency Collaboration: County Office of Education, First 5
Commissions, Child Care Resource Referral Agencies and Community Care Licensing
Preparing Your Team for a Quality Rating
Afternoon Sessions
Using Data to Inform Quality Improvement Activities
Communicating Strategically About QRIS
