Planning, Designing & Implementation

The Smart Start NTAC has worked with states on integrating QRIS into comprehensive systems, understanding the politics of developing a QRIS within particular state contexts, and has helped states develop communication materials and communication processes with stakeholders.

The content of the direct technical assistance NCCIC provides to States and Territories touches on each of the areas regarding the planning and implementation of QRIS. The NCCIC central office also has a full time researcher/writer dedicated to QRIS as a content area who answers requests from states and policy makers.

NITCCI has developed a QRIS Learning Community with 8 states to provide a forum for discussion, technical assistance, and development of resources specific to infant and toddler quality issues. They have worked with states on the planning of an Infant Toddler Specialist Network to assist the statewide implementation of QRIS by building collaborative technical assistance models to incorporate the quality specialist, child care health consultants and the infant toddler specialists for statewide QRIS implementation.

The NC Division of Child Development has conducted peer-to-peer technical assistance on the following topics: the structure of North Carolina

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.

The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance focuses on QRIS as a tool for system reform. The Alliance has supported states through facilitating planning and designing of standards, assessments, monitoring procedures, financial incentives and outreach. They have also provided comparative information and cost estimations.