Stairsteps to Quality: A Guide for States and Communities Developing Quality Rating Systems for Early Care and Education
A guide for implementing a QRIS, including guidance for the early planning stage, the development and assessment of standards, the use of incentives to encourage quality improvement, the financing of the system, and the outreach to promote parental awareness of the system.
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External Resources
- National Child Care Information Center
- ResearchConnections
- Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
- The BUILD Initiative
- Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center
- Child Trends
- NAEYC
- NAFCC
- ZERO TO THREE
- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
- National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
- The After School Investments Project
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