Step Up to Quality - Ohio's Child Care Quality Rating System
Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) is a five-star quality rating and improvement system administered by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. SUTQ recognizes and promotes learning and development programs that meet quality program standards that exceed licensing health and safety regulations. The program standards are based on national research identifying standards which lead to improved outcomes for children.
The following information is for families. If you're looking for information about how child care programs can participate in SUTQ, please see the SUTQ Information for Providers.
SUTQ Brochure for Families
SUTQ General Information Brochure
The following information is for families. If you're looking for information about how child care programs can participate in SUTQ, please see the SUTQ Information for Providers.
SUTQ Brochure for Families
SUTQ General Information Brochure
The table below is a list of licensed centers, programs, or sites providing services in the central Ohio area. Feel free to use the tool to search for a program in your area. At this time, printing from this browser is not possible. In order to print results, you'll need to download the file or open in Excel online. The buttons are located at the bottom of the sheet (see image examples below).