Measuring Quality

NACCRRA supports CCR&R state networks and local agencies in their collaborations with states’ development and implement of quality rating and improvement systems and works with State Child Care Administrators upon request.

The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership has provided both training and technical assistance to states on improving the quality of early childhood program administration (leadership and management) through QRIS and professional development systems.

Quality Assist has worked with states on designing state-level technical assistance systems that include assessment of need and capacity; workforce development; accountability; optimizing resources; and system management. They have designed, developed and formalized a credentialing system for TA consultants based on knowledge and demonstrated competency and have developed a 50-hour course for technical assistance consultants and have developed training for mentors and coaches. Quality Assist has also conducted large scale evaluations of program quality.

The RAND Corporation has work with a state on selection, development, and refinement of measures of quality, QRIS design and development of evaluations and data collection procedures.

FPG has worked with states on pilot testing QRIS, designing and/or implementing a QRIS evaluation, and have provided consultation on the selection of quality measures.

The BUILD Initiative has supported states in outlining system goals, infrastructure needs, state-local roles and responsibilities and have supported states in developing provider outreach strategies, choosing quality measures, creating data quality assurances, developing evaluation strategies and creating culturally competent systems.

Child Trends has supported states in selecting quality measures, creating data collection procedures and evaluating system effectiveness.