Research & Evaluation

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 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.

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.