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The
children celebrated the Five Star Award by creating
large stars to hang in their center
as a way to express their
excitement.
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Local Child
Care Earns Highest Five Star Award For Excellence
Council on Rural Services is proud to announce that the Kids Learning
Place located in Union City has earned their “FIVE Star Rating” in the
Step Up to Quality program from the Ohio Department of Job and Family
Services. Kids Learning Place is the only Five Star Award program
in Darke County.
Congratulations go to each of the center’s team members for their
focused efforts, dedication, and improvements in the growth and develop
of all the children.
Step Up to Quality is a voluntary five-step child care rating system
that early care and education centers can earn in Ohio. It
recognizes programs that exceed licensing standards. Once they
meet the basic requirements, participating centers earn star ratings
from 1 to 5 by meeting an extensive list of additional quality measures.
Angie Coby, early childhood services coordinator for Darke Co. at
Council on Rural Services said, “Learning begins as soon as a child is
born, long before formal education begins, and continues throughout
life. We are very proud of the excellent---high achieving team
that made this top award happen. The team members are resourceful,
focused and determined in meeting a common goal in their work with the
children.
FIVE STAR rated programs must meet higher requirements than most other
child care centers.
Just some of the five star benchmarks that helps centers meet these
higher standards include: administrators and teachers with bachelor
degrees in early childhood as well as 25 hours of specialized training
bi-annually, a formal self-assessment that is used to formulate the
program’s annual continuous improvement plan, agreements with community
partners serving families, child assessments used to plan activities
for children according to needs, interests, and the abilities of the
children. If you are a parent choosing an education center for
your child; remember a program that meets this Step Up to Quality
measurement is furnishing a more qualified teacher per child, is
committed to teaching children, and has a working environment where
staff is treated professionally.
Beginning this fall the Kids Learning Place in Union City will become a
full day Head Start center, teaching children 6 hours a
day. We are taking applications now for fall, if you
would like more information about our center and enrollment for Head
Start please call our local toll free number at 1-866-627-4557 for
quick contact. For more information about Kids Learning Place and
Council on Rural Services – programs for innovative learning, check the
web site at www.councilonruralservices.org.
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