Updated Curricula and Developmental Assessment Tools for Keystone STARS

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released an updated listing of approved curricula and developmental assessment tools for use by early childhood programs.

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Keystone STAR 3 and STAR 4 providers who wish to continue to meet EC 3.4.1 and EC 3.4.2 need to confirm that the curriculum and developmental assessment tool they are using are OCDEL-approved and that the tools they are using will not be sunset at the beginning of the following fiscal year (ELRC Policy Announcement 22 #07 OCDEL-Approved Curricula and Developmental Assessment Tools in Keystone STARS).

Providers should make this review a regular part of their annual Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities and CQI plan update.  

Providers will need to choose a new tool before their next full Keystone STARS designation if they wish to meet the relevant STARS Quality Indicators. In addition, by the time of their next full designation, these providers would need to have all onsite leadership team members and teaching staff take appropriate professional development (PD) in the new vendor-related tool if they wish to meet the relevant STAR PD Quality Indicators (SQ 3.4.6 and SQ 3.4.8) 

The curricula and developmental assessments that will be inactive beginning July 1, 2024 are shown in red in this document.