Ready Roos provides childcare services in Cranberry Township with an emphasis on school readiness. Features early learning as the key objective during the program each day with a mix of activities focused on the health and wellbeing of each child as well as their foundational educational needs.

Accreditation

2 - Keystone Stars

Ready Roos

Early Learning Academy

'Docendo discimus - By teaching, we learn'

20510 Rt 19, Suite 106
Cranberry Township PA 16066

Hours: 7:30am - 6:30pm

info@readyroos.com

(724) 591 8882

What is Keystone STARS?

Keystone STARS (Standards, Training/Professional Development, Assistance, Resources, and Supports) is a quality rating system that promotes quality improvement in early learning and development programs and school-age child care. A Keystone STARS designation informs parents that their children are in a safe, respectful environment in which they are learning new things every day to support their current and future successes in school and in life.

Keystone STARS guiding principles

Keystone STARS is a responsive system to improve, support and recognize the continuous quality improvement efforts of early learning programs in Pennsylvania. This system is guided by three core principles:

A whole child approach to education is essential to meeting the holistic and individual needs of each and every child and family.
Knowledgeable and responsive early childhood education (ECE) professionals and educators are essential to the development of children and the support of families.
Building and sustaining ongoing positive relationships among children, families, early care and education professionals and community stakeholders is essential for the growth and development of every child.

The program promotes inclusion, diversity, equity and respect which are foundational values embedded in these principles.

How are STARS awarded?

The STARS signify performance standards on four levels and each level builds on the previous one. The standards promote quality early learning environments and positive child outcomes and include staff qualifications and professional development, partnerships with family and community, center management and the curriculum of the program. The centers must provide a healthy, safe and exciting environment where children can feel comfortable learning and exploring.

Do all centers receive a STAR?

Yes. Any child care program licensed by the Department of Human Services (DHS) is automatically a STAR 1.

What is NAEYC?

NAEYC, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, is an organization that works to standardize and recognize high quality early childhood programs. NAEYC provides opportunities for professional development, sets standards for early childhood education and recognizes centers that meet these benchmarks, advocates on behalf of early childhood programs and services for families and creates a network of organizations that provide high quality early childhood programs.

What does NAEYC accreditation mean?

An early childhood center that attains NAEYC accreditation is among the best. Accreditation is a symbol of quality, an indication that the center offers exceptional programming for children, with qualified teachers in a safe and nurturing environment.

Is NAEYC accreditation required for child care centers?

No, accreditation is voluntary and requires a lot of work on the part of the center. Rigorous evaluations, assessments, and reviews of staff and administrators are conducted. Center facilities, curriculum, programming are all reviewed and scrutinized. In addition to all the paperwork that must be completed and site visits by NAEYC validators.