YoungStar Connect Coaching Supports

One-on-One Coaching

All providers that participate in YoungStar- including those that select an automated rating process- can request one-on-one coaching support. This type of coaching directly pairs a local YoungStar Connect Coach with a provider to work together, one-on-one. Providers can request this support on their YoungStar Contract, YoungStar Renewal Contract, or Off-Year Services Application OR by directly contacting the YoungStar Connect help desk.

Once your request for free one-on-one coaching is received, the YoungStar Connect help desk will confirm your request and pass it on to your regional YoungStar Connect Coaching Manager. The coaching manager will assign a YoungStar Connect Coach as soon as capacity is available and that coach will contact your program to schedule an initial visit and discuss your program’s YoungStar goals. If you can’t wait to get started, the YoungStar Connect help desk is available to support you in completing a self-assessment or quality improvement plan, working on your Registry Program Profile or Child Care Provider Portal, and more.

During one-on-one coaching, providers and coaches work together to reflect, set goals, and work toward them in steps. This can occur in-person or virtually (or both) and can include multiple sessions. Coaches are available (at a provider’s request) for as long or as short as needed.

Your YoungStar Connect Coach will be your navigator as you move through the YoungStar process:

Specialty Coaching

YoungStar Connect is made up of multiple organizations that are experts in many areas of early education and out of school time care quality. Because of this expertise, YoungStar participating providers are eligible to request free, intensive Specialty Coaching opportunities in the areas of career development, business and professional practices, and Satellite family child care accreditation.

Providers can access free specialty coaching by being referred through their YoungStar Connect Coach OR can reach out directly to our YoungStar Connect partners to get started.

Career Development Counseling

Career Development Counseling is a free, individual service, offered in English and Spanish, that helps you determine your career path in the field of early care and education.

Indicate interest through this online form and/or email our Career Development Counseling team directly.

Business Practices Targeted Coaching

In a field that is significantly under-resourced, business support is especially critical for early education and out of school time care providers.

Work with an expert in the area of business practices so you can do what you do best – care for and educate young children, support families, and enrich their communities. Email our business practices experts to get started.

Satellite Accreditation Consultation

If you are a family child care provider, consider this new, free coaching opportunity around Satellite family child care accreditation standards.

Indicate interest through this online form and/or email our Satellite Accreditation Consultation team directly.

Group Coaching

New to YoungStar, this type of coaching is offered to multiple providers/individuals in a group setting. Group members participate in a series of coaching sessions- which will often include some training components- that focus on a specific content area. Any individual staff member, in any role, is eligible to participate in group coaching.

*Currently, YoungStar Connect is piloting Group Coaching and learning more about which topics are needed most. Let us know which topics you would like group coaching to be offered around on your YoungStar Contract, YoungStar Renewal Contract, or Off-Year Services Application. Once received, our provider database is updated to include these interests. In the near future:

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