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QRIS Elements

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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Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, System Planning and Implementation
Early Care and Education Program Characteristics: Effects on Expenses and Revenues

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
Increasing Quality in Early Care and Education Programs: Effects on Expenses and Revenues

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
Benchmarks for Quality Improvement: Measuring Progress in State and Territory Program Quality Improvement Efforts

The Benchmarks for Quality Improvement (BQI) were developed to assist States and Territories in assessing and measuring progress in program quality improvement systems and to assess their current status in improving their early education and school-age care quality. OCC established benchmarks...
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Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Financial Incentives for Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards, Provider Supports for Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance and Monitoring, System Planning and Implementation, Outreach and Consumer Education
Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Families: The Use of Strengthening Families™ in QRIS

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. The Strengthening Families™ approach, developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), is a research-...
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Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement
State and Territory Infant Toddler Quality Initiatives

This document provides information and specific examples of how States and Territories can combine quality initiatives and programs to support high-quality infant toddler care. Information is provided in six sections: quality investments overview; early learning guidelines; program quality...
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Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Promoting Children's Development, Quality Improvement
Best of the Best Resources from the NCASE Resource Library

Is your organization engaged in system building for out-of-school time? NCASE designed the NCASE Resource Library: Best of the Best Resources for leaders in state, territory, or tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) agencies who are seeking to build their knowledge of...
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Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Quality Improvement
Promising Practices Shared by the 2017 Infant/Toddler Specialist Network Community of Practice

In early 2017, several states participated in a series of peer-to-peer calls to share experiences about the design and implementation of their infant/toddler specialist networks.The promising state practices listed in this resource are based on the information shared by state...
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Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Reflective Supervision and Practice, Quality Improvement, Data Collection and Evaluation, System Planning and Implementation
QRIS Quality Standards Websites

This document provides the websites for states’ QRIS standards for 44 states (including the District of Columbia). The three local areas that are implementing a QRIS model are also included. QRIS quality standards assign ratings to programs that take part in QRIS. This provides parents and the...
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Topic/Subtopic Quality Improvement, Program Quality Standards
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Topic/Subtopic Professional Development, Quality Improvement