2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards Effective October 1

The new 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards, Program Manual, and accompanying resources are now available on the Pennsylvania Key website.

(UPDATE: A recorded webinar on the 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards has been developed and is now available on the Pennsylvania Key’s YouTube).  

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The program manual provides information on the updates and edits made to the 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards. The updates made in the 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards are in the Staff Qualifications (SQ) quality indicator with one exception — one edit made to the Early Childhood Education (EC) quality indicator EC 2.1.

The updated Keystone STARS Performance Standards will become effective October 1, 2023. On that date, all designation applications that are initiated in the Registry Designation System will automatically feature the updated 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards.

Programs that begin working on a full designation renewal or move up designation prior to October 1, 2023, using the 2022 Keystone STARS Performance Standards will be able to complete their designation using the 2022 STARS Performance Standards as long as their designation cases are completed and submitted for review in the PA PD Registry Designation System on or before December 31, 2023.

For complete information, please see the Announcement ELRC 23-04: 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards, Program Manual, and Accompanying Resources.