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Evaluation of Keystone STARS Quality Rating System 2006: Preliminary Results

Previous Pennsylvania Early Childhood Quality Studies. 2002 = Fiene, Greenberg, Bergsten, Fegley, Carl,

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Evaluation of Keystone STARS Quality Rating System 2006: Preliminary Results

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    1. Evaluation of Keystone STARS Quality Rating System 2006: Preliminary Results Richard Fiene, Ph.D. Penn State University

    2. Previous Pennsylvania Early Childhood Quality Studies 2002 = Fiene, Greenberg, Bergsten, Fegley, Carl, & Gibbons (2002) 1996 = Iutcovich, Fiene, Johnson, Koppel, & Langan (1998, 2001) 1990 = Melnick & Fiene (1990) 1984 = Kontos & Fiene (1986, 1987) 1978 = Fiene & Aronson (1979)

    3. Methodology Forty programs 21 Child Care Centers 19 Family Child Care Homes 5 Start with STARS 20 Level 1 & 2; 15 Level 3 & 4 ECERS/FDCRS Assessments 7 Evaluators

    4. Early Childhood Quality Data: ERS Scores by STAR Level STAR Level ERS Scores* Start with STARS 3.40 STAR 1 4.41 STAR 2 4.78 STAR 3 5.89 STAR 4 5.99 *Statistically significant results: (F=8.484; df=39; p<.001)

    5. Comparisons to Previous Early Childhood Quality Studies Year ERS Scores* 1978 4.75 (CDPES) 1984 4.00 1990 4.00 1996 4.50 2002 4.00 2006 3.40 Start with Stars 2006 4.60 Star 1 & 2 2006 5.95 Star 3 & 4 * Statistically significant results (F=9.970; df=411; p<.001)

    6. ERS Scores by STAR Level

    7. Comparisons to Previous Early Childhood Quality Studies

    8. For additional information: Richard Fiene, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director Capital Area Health and Human Development Institute Penn State University 2001 North Front Street, Bldg 2, Suite 221 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 717-233-5276 Rjf8@psu.edu http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/cahhdi/

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