IdahoSTARS - Quality Rating and Improvement System
The IdahoSTARS Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) is available on a first come, voluntary basis as funding allows. Participation in the QRIS demonstrates that a facility cares about quality and it will help parents to recognize, choose and expect quality in an early care and education settings. Orientations will be offered in each regional Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) office.
A Quality Improvement System for Idaho's child care facilities
The QRIS is a voluntary quality rating and improvement system for child care facilities in Idaho. The quality of the facility is rated through a system of five stars, similar to ratings for hotels, movies, and restaurants. The QRIS includes a built-in system for improvement in each of the eight Quality Standards. In this way, the QRIS credits facilities for the quality practices already in place while providing a roadmap to increased quality.
The QRIS has been designed with input from child care providers, professionals and community members in pilot trials during 2007 and 2008. It rolled out statewide January 2010. When a facility earns a STAR Rating, it also earns an Improvement Award. Use the On-line Worksheet  to determine the number of full-time equivalent children in your care. This information will factor into the STAR Rating Improvement Award that your facility may earn by completing the STAR Rating process.
Take a look at the following documents to see what it is all about. The red house represents family home and group child care facilities. The purple house represents child care centers.
A STAR rating reflects a child care facility's performance on criteria at the point in time when the rating was made. STAR ratings should serve as one piece of information; IdahoSTARS recommends that parents and other interested parties seek multiple sources of information when evaluating and choosing a facility. In no event shall Idaho AEYC or IdahoSTARS, the University of Idaho, its Regents, or any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents, be liable for any injury or damages in connection with usage or reliance on the STAR rating system.
Updated October 27, 2011
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