“Since I have been in YoungStar it has really changed the focus of how I teach, and the quality and safety of the environment.” - Leah Zastoupil, Owner Zasty's Family Child Care, Milton Roles in Early Childhood Leah Zastoupil opened Zasty’s Family Child Care in April of 2005 to meet her own children’s need for quality care. Now, after nearly 11 years in business, Leah is a fixture in the early childhood field. Backed by her associate degree in Early Childho...
“I wanted to do everything the right way.” - Heather Sternitzky, Owner Heather’s Bright Beginnings, Granton Familiar Territory Heather was not new to child care or even YoungStar when she started her program. She started out in child care working as a provider in a group child care center in her area. While she worked there, the center started to participate in the YoungStar process, familiarizing Heather with how YoungStar could improve the quality of a progr...
“The first few years, staff were unsure of the process and of people coming into their rooms from YoungStar. Now, they look forward to it.” - April Niemi, Assistant Director, Early Head Start and Child Care CAP Services, Inc., Children’s Discovery Center, Stevens Point YoungStar from the Start April Niemi has been with the CAP program for 19 years, currently as the Assistant Director of Early Childhood Development, responsible for the Children's Discovery Ce...
“To have those parameters for what’s quality and have somebody come along beside you and help support you...YoungStar has been very helpful and I would encourage others to do it.” - Janice Ross, Director Milwaukee Rescue Mission Child Enrichment Center North Division Neighborhood, Milwaukee Child Care as Part of a Larger Purpose Before she became the Director of Milwaukee Rescue Mission Child Enrichment Center (MRM) in 2015, Janice Ross had a history in early...
“YoungStar really provided a path to take a critical look at our program and see which areas needed improvement.” - Jordan St. Clair, Early Childhood Specialist, Vision Forward Association, Milwaukee Responding to Children’s Needs through YoungStar The Vision Forward Association formed about 7 years ago when The Badger Association and The Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Children merged to better meet the needs of the children and adults they served....
