A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) is a systemic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs. QRIS are composed of five common elements: (1) standards; (2) accountability measures; (3) program and practitioner...
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This resource answers common state and territory questions about Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) consumer education website requirements and innovative practices for website...
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Topic/Subtopic Informing Child Care Consumers, Consumer Education Website
This issue brief provides an overview of nine ways that State child care licensing programs are increasing their use of technology, including the use of data for caseload management and supervisory oversight, automation to support risk management and consistency in enforcement actions, linkages...
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This brief provides an overview of ECE apprenticeships and their components. It also...
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Federal, State, and Territory governments have engaged in numerous efforts to create a more cohesive early care and education system for children and families. This has resulted in States and Territories creating different governance structures to meet the unique needs of their populations. This...
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Topic/Subtopic Leadership and Coordination, CCDF Governance and Leadership
This compendium was created to provide uniform information about quality measures in early care and education settings and a consistent framework with which to review existing measures of the quality. It was designed to support researchers and practitioners and to help inform the measurement of...
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The Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC) is an easy-to-use, dynamic Web-based tool from the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement (NCCCQI), available for use by state and territory policymakers to help them understand the costs associated with high-...
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Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation
The Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC) is an easy-to-use, dynamic Web-based tool from the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement (NCCCQI), available for use by state and territory policymakers to help them understand the costs associated with high-...
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Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, System Planning and Implementation
This paper examines the feasibility of using tax credits, linked to quality and accountability measures like a quality rating and improvement systems, to help promote and partially finance higher quality early care and education services. It includes examples of successful tax provisions used in...
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In this report, The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council provides recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals who work with children from birth through age 8. It includes recommendations at the...
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