The Southwest Regional Key serves:
Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties.
Vision
The Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality's vision is that all Pennsylvania families will have access to high-quality early care and education and school age child care opportunities for their children that fosters success in school and in life.
Mission
To create a quality improvement system in which all early learning programs and practitioners are encouraged and supported to improve child outcomes. Improvements in programming are designed to increase the capacity to support children's learning and development: increase educational attainment among practitioners; and enhance professional skills and competencies in support of children's learning and development.
Guiding Principles
- High Quality Benefits for Children
- Individually and Culturally Appropriate High Expectations for Children's Learning
- Leadership
- State and Regional Coordination
- Commitment to Quality Content
- All Practitioners Participate in Quality Improvement Activities
- Focus on Credentials and Professionalism
- System Coordination, Integration and Accountability
- Compensation, Funding and Financing Public, Stakeholder and Community Engagement
If you are looking for information on Keystone STARS, early learning training and professional development or community engagement,
CONTACT SOUTHWEST REGIONAL KEY
Toll Free: 1-877-349-4850
Phone: 412-255-1175
Fax: 412-255-1178
Email: SWKey@ywcapgh.org
Visit: www.pakeys.org
Keystone STARS Provider Survey Results
Results of the Keystone STARS Provider survey are now available. As part of its work to continue to strengthen and improve the Keystone STARS program, the Office of Child Development & Early Learning (OCDEL) conducted a provider survey that focused on provider perception of the most beneficial aspects of STARS and on ease of use of the various STARS resources.
Eighty percent of providers report that the processes associated with the Support and Merit Grants, and the Education and Retention Grants were somewhat easy to very easy to use, and 75 percent of the providers found that the STARS Technical Assistance and Professional Development supports were at least good quality and were helpful.
Providers and families can access the survey results via http://www.pakeys.org in the News and Notes box.
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