• WHAT IS "STEPS TO QUALITY?"

Steps to Quality is Idaho's child care Quality Rating System and Improvement System (QRIS), which measures the quality of care in center and home-based child care settings. Steps to Quality also provides child care programs with a set of tools to cultivate a high quality setting.

If you have questions about Steps to Quality, or about your child's participation in Steps to Quality, please contact your regional Child Care Resource Center by dialing 2-1-1 and asking to speak to a consultant in your community.

STEP 1 Focus is on Health and Safety, supported by Essential Training.

STEP 2 Focuses on building a strong foundation of quality supported by Essential Training.

STEP 3 Programs are Star Rated with a staff continuing their professional development, assessments offer accountability for programs meeting national standards and indicators of quality.

STEP 4 Programs have implemented quality child care and business practices, continuing professional development for all staff.

STEP 5 Programs are thriving as a child care business, nurturing all children with quality early care and education experiences.

STEP 6 Programs and staff are firmly rooted in quality, achieving national accreditation standards that meet the highest levels of quality.

• WHERE IS KANGAROO CLUBHOUSE WITH STEPS TO QUALITY​ RIGHT NOW?

We are currently "participating" in Steps to Quality, working toward our first step.
We will be a step 1 rated facility on May 1, 2019!