Success By 6 - Star Quality Rating Criteria

The Success By 6® Star-Quality Rating System provides clear, comparable information about quality in early childhood education programs and also provides a means to document incremental improvements in quality. This rating system is based on the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale – Revised, 2005 (ECERS), Infant/Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS), Program Administration Scale (PAS) and National Association for the Education of Young Children Accreditation. The system recognizes incremental improvements between enhanced Title 22 licensing standards (1 star) and NAEYC Accreditation (5 stars). Centers in good standing with Community Care Licensing and that meet some additional minimal requirements would be eligible to receive 1 star. Centers that are currently NAEYC Accredited and document specified policies regarding serving children with special needs would be eligible to receive 5 stars. All quality-rated centers will be recognized as a Success By 6 “Star-Quality Center,” which demonstrates a exceptional commitment to continual program improvement and quality early childhood education.