Next Steps for Family Child Care Homes
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2. Gather any necessary education or training documentation.
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YoungStar and Family Child Care
Four (4) quality indicator areas are identified for family child care providers to earn points. As with the group child care model, there are required points in each of the following components as well as additional optional points programs may accumulate.
Family Provider Education Qualifications – 14 points
Learning Environment and Curriculum – 14 points
Business Practices – 7
Health and Wellness – 5
In family child care, one individual often combines both the administrative/business and the teaching role. For this reason, the model combines the teacher and administrator qualifications. High school completion or its equivalency is required to receive 3-5 stars. Research from the Wisconsin Child Care Research Partnership in 2002 noted that at least one-fifth of a random sample of Wisconsin family child care providers had a 2- or 4-year degree.
Information related to what early care and education credit based course offerings are available in regions can be accessed by contacting the individual institution of higher education directly, or by contacting a T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Counselor at the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association. Credit for prior learning experience may be offered through individual institutions of higher education. Further information related to The Registry Career Levels, professional development opportunities and credit for prior experience is available in the appendix of this document.
In the following chart for family child care providers the points are not cumulative. A provider receives credit for the highest level of education achieved.
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Quality Indicators – Provider Qualifications
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Verification
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Points Awarded
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Provider has CDA
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Registry Level 6
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2
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6 Early Childhood Education Credits
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Registry Level 7
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3
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Infant/Toddler or Inclusion Credential or 18 related early childhood credits – Required for 3 Stars
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Registry Level 9
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4
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Provider has CDA and Infant/Toddler or Inclusion Credential or 18 related early childhood credits
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Registry Levels 6 and 9
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6
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Administrator Credential or Preschool Credential or 24 early childhood credits – Required for 4 Stars
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Registry Level 10
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10
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Related Associates Degree (or unrelated Bachelors Degree) – Required for 5 Stars
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Registry Level 12
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12
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Related Bachelor’s Degree or Higher or related bachelor’s degree with DPI License.
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Registry Level 14
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13
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Related Bachelor’s Degree or Higher with Credential or Related Bachelor’s Degree or Higher with Credential and DPI License or Master’s Degree or Doctorate
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Registry Level 15, 16 or 17
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14
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Excerpt from 'YoungStar QRIS Quallity Indicator Point Detail'
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