Crosswalk of 2020 Keystone STARS Performance Standards to Previous Version

A crosswalk document that can be used to compare the most recent version of the Keystone STARS Performance Standards to the new standards is now available for child care providers.

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The Office of Child Development and Early Learning released updates to the 2020 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual, which took effect August 1, 2020.

The crosswalk compares the previous Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual, released in 2018, to the new standards.

The comparison of the individual quality indicators uses color coding to illustrate the indicators that were changed from the 2018 version to the 2020 version. If a quality indicator was changed in any way (language, formatting, addition of clarification), the previous version is shown in a pink box background. In cases where no changes were made to the quality indicator from the previous version, both versions of the indicator will be the same blue box background color.

Detailed information about the new standards and program manual can be found in the following documents:

A provider-facing recorded webinar that offers an overview of the updated 2020 Keystone STARS Performance Standards is now available online.  The webinar is roughly 33 minutes in length and can be accessed at any time on YouTube.

ELRC Region 5 Quality Coaches are also on hand to answer questions from providers and offer additional support.