Weekend Update: Stars
Update: Click here for the story related to this post.
Since 2000, the state has given day care centers and other child care facilities ratings of one through five stars, five stars being the best. It a rating that a lot of parents look at before choosing a day care.
The system was the first of its kind in the nation and has become a model for others to follow. However, some said the program gave day cares too much credit for doing basic things that they should be doing anyway. The argument went that a day care that had a mediocre teaching program might get a prestigious three, four or five star rating by virtue of meeting basic "compliance" requirements.
The General Assembly took that criticism to heart this spring and changed the law. While day cares will still have to meet certain criteria for health and safety, those scores no longer count towards a day cares' star rating. The changes go into effect in 2006 for new day cares, in 2008 for existing ones.
Update: My story in Sunday's paper details some of the concerns that day care owners have about the new scoring system.
For those of you interested in finding out more, some links:
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What is happening with Trudy Brown and the Ethics
Board?
Posted on March 25, 2006 9:43 PM