Blair County Head Start, a program of Child Advocates of Blair County, proudly announces that the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has awarded each of the program’s twelve sites a STAR 4 designation, the highest level achievable in Keystone Stars, Pennsylvania’s Quality Rating & Improvement System.

Keystone STARS is a quality rating system that promotes quality improvement in early learning and development programs and school-age child care. A Keystone STARS designation informs parents that their children are in a safe, respectful environment in which they are learning new things every day to support their current and future successes in school and in life. Early learning programs participating in Keystone STARS can earn a quality rating score from a STAR 1 to a STAR 4. At each level, programs must meet certain quality standards in four key areas: staff education, learning environment, leadership/management, and family/community partnerships. The higher the STAR level, the higher the quality standards.

Blair County Head Start provides a high-quality preschool services to 514 eligible children throughout the county. For more information on this and other programs offered through Child Advocates of Blair County, please visit www.cabc-bchs.org.