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Keys to Quality

The Pennsylvania Keys to Quality consists of a statewide PA Key and six Regional Keys and is a system of supports for Keystone STARS and other programs including:

  • professional development opportunities for early childhood and school-age;
  • independent Environmental Rating Scale (ERS) assessments for early learning and school-age programs; and
  • community engagement and outreach.

PA Keys to Quality programs include:

  • Professional development initiatives
  • Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
  • Mind in the Making
  • Early Childhood Community Engagement Groups
  • Pre-K Counts Public Private Partnership
  • Head Start State Collaboration Office
  • School Age Child Care Projects
  • Better Kid Care
  • Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS)
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