YoungStar rates thousands of child care providers, awarding up to five stars for the highest quality of care. By giving parents an easy way to compare their local child care options and find the programs …

YoungStar is packed with helpful resources for parents too. Learn more about early childhood education, nutrition, encouraging healthy brain development—everything you need to give your child a …

YoungStar is designed to help Wisconsin’s child care providers be as successful as possible. Our 5 Star rating system gives providers like you an objective measure of program quality. It rewards excellence …

Learn about YoungStar rating criteria and evaluation criteria. The YoungStar evaluation criteria outlines the items that will be evaluated and can be used by Directors and Lead Teachers/Group Leaders to …

Learn more about the YoungStar Quality Rating and Improvement System for child care programs in the state of Wisconsin.

YoungStar is designed to help providers improve and succeed. Parents can contact their local YoungStar office to find information about nearby child care providers and learn what to look for …

YoungStar connects parents to tools and information to help them raise healthy, happy kids! Learn what to look for when selecting a child care provider; find information on early childhood education, …

Learn about the benefits and incentives for programs that participate or apply to YoungStar.

We want YoungStar providers to show off the great things about their programs. This is why we have come up with some helpful hints and resources that may help you to raise or maintain your star level.

Access YoungStar contracts for Group, Family, School-Age, and Day Camp child care programs.