John Fantuzzo
An Inquiry into Pennsylvania's Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement System (STARS)
Policy Brief
2016
High-quality care in the earliest years of life has been shown to relate to positive developmental outcomes for children, including improved early academic skills, social-emotional competencies, and cognitive functioning. Unfortunately, the early care experiences of many children are not always high quality; rather, research suggests that high-quality care is the exception.
