High-quality Child Care/Rising Stars For ME (2023–2024)

Definition

The number and percent of all child care providers that have an active license and were enrolled in the 4-step mandatory rating system, (2 to 5 stars) called Rising Stars for ME, and who have achieved either 4 stars or the highest level, 5 stars. The data represent the number and percent of family-based child cares and center-based child cares enrolled in the Rising Stars for ME quality rating system who have achieved either 4 or 5 stars in the months of June 2023, December 2023, June 2024, December 2024, June 2025, and December 2025.

Data Source

Maine Office for Children and Families. (OCFS). See also OCFS Early Childhood Data Dashboard for similar info about high-quality child care, though only for children with a child care subsidy.

Notes

Nursery schools are not included. The Rising Star system is mandatory as of March 2023 and upon completion of enrollment, the child care achieves a rating of 2 stars. More stars are awarded as the child care provides evidence of various components of a quality program such as a curriculum. Child care providers whose license is being reviewed may be missing from this data.

Last Updated

2026-02