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National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance

The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance (ECQA Center) supports state and community leaders and their partners in the planning and implementation of rigorous approaches to quality in all early care and education settings for children from birth to school age. The Center's expert staff use collaborative approaches to do the following:

  • Advance strong health and safety standards and licensing regulations that align with the Child Care and Development Fund and Head Start Performance Standards.
  • Support the development and enhancement of state quality initiatives, including quality rating and improvement systems.
  • Enhance quality assurance systems through the use of technology, data analysis, and research that promote continuous quality improvement, efficiency, and innovation.

 

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National Database of Child Care Licensing Regulations

The National Database of Child Care Licensing Regulations is a tool for finding and searching state child care licensing regulations and licensing agency contact information. It also includes links to other state and national early childhood program standards.

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Program Standards Crosswalk

The Program Standards Crosswalk is a tool designed to help States that are developing and aligning program standards for licensing, quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS), and/or prekindergarten programs, to search and compare the content of several sets of national standards.

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QRIS Resource Guide

The QRIS Resource Guide provides guidance for States as they explore key issues and consider decision points during the planning and implementation of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS).

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Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC)

The Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC) is a tool that calculates the cost of care by levels of quality based on site-level provider data. The tool can help state policymakers, child care providers, and other stakeholders understand the costs associated with delivering high-quality child care services.

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Webinar - Supports and Systems for Improving Access to and Sustainability of Family Child Care

This webinar introduces two new resources on promising strategies to improve the quality of care, engage family child care (FCC) providers, and sustain provider participation in regulatory systems and quality improvement initiatives.

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Professional Development for Child Care Licensors

The purpose of this document is to provide a framework that can be used by state, territory and tribal licensing administrators, managers, and trainers in creating professional development opportunities for child care licensing inspectors or licensors. Having a well-designed professional...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Funding and Financial Incentives

This fact sheet is part of a series of fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It describes in detail the way in which curriculum and child assessment indicators are incorporated into QRIS.

All of the fact sheets in this series are available...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Use of Observational Tools in QRIS

This fact sheet is part of a series fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It provides a descriptive analysis of how observational tools are being incorporated into QRIS.

All of the fact sheets in this series are available...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Curriculum and Child Assessment Indicators

This fact sheet is part of a series fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It describes in detail the way in which curriculum and child assessment indicators are incorporated into QRIS.

All of the fact sheets in this series are available...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Technical Assistance

This fact sheet is part of a series fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It describes how TA is implemented across QRIS, including the delivery of TA: how TA is targeted to early care and education programs; whether standardized processes are used; and...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Targeted Communities, Programs, and Children in QRIS

This fact sheet is part of a series fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Staff Qualifications, Professional Development, and Supports

This fact sheet is part of a series fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Rating Structures and Processes

This fact sheet is part of a series fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It...

QRIS Compendium Fact Sheet: Program Participation in QRIS

This fact sheet is part of a series fact sheets about the state of QRIS in the United States in 2016. It summarizes QRIS participation in 2016 by program type and quality level.

All of the fact sheets in this series are available...

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