About Us
BrightStars helps child care providers in Rhode Island learn about best practices in early learning and apply them to the care children receive.
BrightStars is a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS). QRIS initiatives exist in many states across the country, and although each state model is unique, all QRIS programs are designed to rate the quality or level of a child care program, identify areas for improvement, inform consumers about levels of quality, and target quality improvement resources.
BrightStars is managed by the Rhode Island Association for the Education
of Young Children (RIAEYC). Rhode Island KIDS COUNT coordinates and supports the evaluation of BrightStars.
Special thanks to United Way of Rhode Island for providing the funding to design
and launch BrightStars.