Assessing quality across all STAR levels
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, January, 2013
(Research Brief Vol. 2, Issue 1). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
Findings from a study of the relationship of the observed quality of child care programs participating in Keystone STARS, Pennsylvania's child care quality rating system, to their STARS rating, based on data for 46 randomly-selected programs
Reports & Papers
Children's progress update: Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program, 2011-2012
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, 05 July, 2012
(Research Brief Issue 6). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
An overview of the growth of children's skills in and families' perceptions of the Pennsylvania Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program, which provides supplemental funding to Head Start programs to expand services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Children's progress update: Keystone STAR 3 and 4 programs, 2011-2012
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, 05 July, 2012
(Research Brief Issue 8). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
An overview of the growth of children's skills in and families' perceptions of child care programs in the two highest-rated tiers of Keystone STARS, the Pennsylvania child care quality rating and improvement system
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Children's progress update: Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, 2011-2012
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, 05 July, 2012
(Research Brief Issue 7). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
An overview of the growth of children's skills in and families' perceptions of Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, a program that provides high-quality prekindergarten services to 3- and 4-year-old at risk children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Keystone STARS technical assistance
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, February, 2013
(Research Brief Vol. 2, Issue 2). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
Findings from a comparison of quality improvements in child care providers that received technical assistance services through Keystone STARS, the Pennsylvania child care quality rating and improvement system, to quality improvements in those that did not, based on STAR ratings for 425 technical assistance recipients and 808 matched comparison providers
Reports & Papers
Office of Child Development and Early Learning: Program reach and risk assessment: State fiscal year 2011-12
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, May, 2013
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
An analysis of the geographic distribution in Pennsylvania of school failure risk indicators and of early childhood program availability, based on secondary and administrative data
Reports & Papers
Office of Child Development and Early Learning: Program reach and risk assessment: State fiscal year 2011-12 [Executive summary]
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, May, 2013
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
A summary of an analysis of the geographic distribution in Pennsylvania of school failure risk indicators and of early childhood program availability, based on secondary and administrative data
Executive Summary