BrightStars, the states
quality rating and
improvement system (QRIS) is the result of four years of careful planning by an array of partners, including the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC), Rhode Island Kids
Count, the United Way of Rhode Island, CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation, the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, Rhode Island Department of Education and the Rhode Island Dept. of Health.