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Previous Webinars

Using the QRIS Resource Guide
Tue 8/24 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Developed by the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) and funded by the federal Child Care Bureau, the QRIS Resource Guide is a web-based tool for states and communities to explore key issues and decision points during the planning and implementation of a QRIS.  Julie Shuell, Executive Director of NCCIC, will walk webinar participants through each of the eight sections of the Guide, ranging from initial design process to evaluation, exploring key design questions and highlighting state examples.

  

 

Register for this webinar here: https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/vcmeeting_ccc/Registration.aspx?pageName=ptqcrvrsg6g3p7dh

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September 24, 2010

2:00-3:30 EST

Presenters:

Dr. Sheila Smith, National Center for Children in Poverty

Dr. Lee Kreader, National Center for Children in Poverty

Dr. Smith and Dr. Kreader will discuss findings from thier recent study of QRIS quality improvement approaches.  They will specifically discuss:

1.  What are the features of professional development and on-site
assistance currently aligned with states' QRIS (e.g., content, targeting, use of training models)?
2.  How are states supporting trainers and working to ensure high
quality training and technical assistance?
3.  To what extent do current efforts reflect research on professional
development and coaching practices associated with improvements in quality and supports for young children's development?
4.  What are recommendations for ongoing work to strengthen states'
QRIS efforts?

 

Please check back in late August to register for this webinar.

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Webinar: Using QRIS as a tool to enhance children's social-emotional well-being
Wed 7/7 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Presenters: 

Dr. Geoffrey Nagle, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Director, Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Tulane University School of Medicine

Dr. Allison Boothe, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, and Director, LA Quality Start Mental Health Consultation to Child Care Centers

After Hurricane Katrina, supporting young children’s social/emotional well-being became a priority in Louisiana.  Policy-makers responded by intentionally developing a QRIS that focused on improving the capacity of child care programs to support children’s social and emotional development. This webinar explored how Louisiana:

 

1. is using the Environment Rating Scales to measure the social-emotional climate of programs;

2. has built a cadre of infant mental health consultants to work with child care programs to improve this dimension of program quality and the infrastructure necessary to support these specialists;  and

3. has drawn from different funding streams to support their QRIS.

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QRIS Financing Webinar
Tue 6/22 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Presenters:

Louise Stoney, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance

Anne Mitchell, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance

Louise Stoney and Anne Mitchell led a discussion on how to create a QRIS financing plan, including securing funds for QRIS administration as well as supporting the cost of providing higher-quality services. Topics included: realignment, leveraging dollars from other sources/systems, and tapping new funds.  A copy of thier powerpoint is provided below.

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QRIS Cost Estimation Model Webinar
Thu 4/1 2:00am

 

Presenters:

Anne Mitchell, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance

 

Anne Mitchell walked webinar participants through a new QRIS Cost Estimation Model created in partnership with the National Child Care Information Center with the support of the federal Child Care Bureau. The QRIS Cost Estimation Model is a web-based tool that can help users project QRIS costs and allows users to generate multiple reports that compare the cost of a pilot, phased-in approach, or fully implemented QRIS. The model requires users to enter assumptions (e.g., projected participation rates, number of QRIS levels, and provider incentives), and can illustrate how different elements impact cost.  A link to the QRIS Cost Modeling Tool is provided below.

 

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