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Assessing States' Child Care Quality Rating Systems (QRS) Statewide or local child care Quality Rating Systems (QRS) are in place in 26 states and are under consideration in many others as tools to measure, monitor, and promote quality in early child care and education programs. The QRS Assessment produced a series of products as a resource to inform decision-making about and evaluation of QRS. Key products include: (1) a compendium of QRS, (2) two in-depth study reports (one focused on quality measurement and one on the role of QRIS in integration of the early care and education system); (3) a secondary data analysis on quality measurement, and (4) a toolkit for evaluating QRIS. Research questions include: (1) What is the variation in how select QRIS define and measure quality?; (2) What processes are used to measure components and determine an overall rating?; (2) What is the availability (and use) of consistent and reliable data on quality measurement?; (4) What role does QRIS have and to what extent does it contribute to integration of early care and education programs?; (5) How could states and localities monitor and assess the extent to which QRIS contribute to ECE system development?; (6) What is the prevalence of quality rating components across QRIS and at different levels?; (7) How does the prevalence of quality rating components differ between rating levels across QRIS and between types of providers (such as Head Start and accredited centers)?; (8) What is the unique effect of each quality component on observed quality?; and (9) What patterns of quality profiles emerge based on unique effects of components and how do these profiles map to actual rating levels in QRIS? |
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Quality rating systems: A Key Topic Resource List A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on the design, implementation, and evaluation of Quality Rating Systems (QRS) and Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) in child care and after school settings |
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Assessing the validity of the Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system as a tool for improving child-care quality An evaluation of the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including: an assessment of system components and the relationships between them; a comparison of Qualistar measures to other established quality measures; and an examination of the association between quality improvements as measured by Qualistar components and children's socioemotional and cognitive outcomes. |
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Assessing the validity of the Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system as a tool for improving child-care quality [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the relationship of child care center and family child care provider participation in the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system to child care process quality and children's socioemotional and cognitive development |
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Recognizing quality: Building a quality rating and improvement system that works for Massachusetts A discussion of strategies for the development of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) in Massachusetts |
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Child-care quality rating and improvement systems in five pioneer states: Implementation issues and lessons learned A study of the quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in five early QRIS-adopting states, including descriptions of: the theory of action underlying QRISs; each state's system, including the aspects of quality included in the system; the development of each state's system; and challenges facing system designers and lessons learned from these states, all based on in-depth interviews with 4 key stakeholders in each state |
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Child-care quality rating and improvement systems in five pioneer states: Implementation issues and lessons learned [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in five early QRIS-adopting states, including descriptions of: the theory of action underlying QRISs; each state's system, including the aspects of quality included in the system; the development of each state's system; and challenges facing system designers and lessons learned from these states, all based on in-depth interviews with 4 key stakeholders in each state |
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Child-care quality rating and improvement systems: What can we learn from early adopters? A summary of a study of the quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in five early QRIS-adopting states (Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania), including descriptions of: the theory of action underlying QRISs; each state's system, including the aspects of quality included in the system; the development of each state's system; and challenges facing system designers and lessons learned from these states, all based on in-depth interviews with 4 key stakeholders in each state |
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Meeting on Evaluation of State Quality Rating Systems A summary of the proceedings of a meeting hosted by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, in Washington, DC on April 23-24, 2008, for the purpose of providing an opportunity for discussion about similarities and differences across state quality rating systems, a common framework for identifying evaluation goals, and an opportunity to identify and communicate key issues that have arisen in the implementation and evaluation of state quality rating systems |
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Assessing child-care quality: How well does Colorado's Qualistar quality rating and improvement system work? A summary of a study of the relationship of child care center and family child care provider participation in the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system to child care process quality and children's socioemotional and cognitive development |
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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report: 2007-08 final report An account of participant experiences in the Guiding Start of Duval initiative, a three-phase initiative to improve the quality of early childhood education and care programs in Duval County, Florida, during the 2007-2008 year, including information on children's school readiness, the development of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), and community organizational support |
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Mixed Methods Investigation of Quality Rating Systems' Influence on Program, Classroom, and Teacher Quality In an effort to improve and unify early care and education, policymakers in numerous states have developed quality rating and improvement systems, a policy that establishes common quality standards for early childhood programs. This study explored the relationship between Colorado's Qualistar Rating System and process and structural dimensions of quality as measured by the ECERS. By analyzing the association between program characteristics and changes in quality as well as by assessing the transcendence of quality definitions, I also investigated how it is unifying the early care and education system. The research questions are: (1) In what ways, if any, does participation in Colorado's QRIS relate to classrooms' process quality?; (2) In what ways, if any, does participation in Colorado's QRIS relate to classrooms' structural quality?; and (3) In what ways, if any, is Colorado's QRIS impacting the emerging ECE system? |
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating system pilot: Year 1 evaluation report Findings from an implementation evaluation of the first year of Parent Aware, a pilot quality rating system in Minnesota to help parents identify high-quality early childhood education programs, based on interviews with stakeholders |
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Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating system pilot: Summary of the Parent Aware year 1 evaluation report A summary of findings from an implementation evaluation of the first year of Parent Aware, a pilot quality rating system in Minnesota to help parents identify high-quality early childhood education programs, based on interviews with stakeholders |
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Maine Child Care Research Capacity Project: A Study of Program Quality and Children's Progress The purpose of this project is to conduct an evaluation of Maine's Quality Rating System (QRS), a voluntary, four-step program designed to increase awareness of the basic standards of early care and education, to recognize and support providers who are providing care above and beyond those standards, and to educate families and the community about what high quality care is and why it is important. The evaluation focuses on standards of program quality of child care in Maine and on one component of program improvement: the use of child level assessment data. The project addresses three broad research questions: (1) What are the differences in program quality between programs enrolled in the QRS and programs not enrolled in the QRS? (2) What is the impact of the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) on improving the quality of care available to and utilized by low-income working parents?; and (3) How are programs assessing the developmental progress of infants and toddlers using that information for program improvement? |
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Lessons learned from the Qualistar rating and improvement system Rand validation study A discussion of findings and implications from an evaluation of the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), which included: an assessment of system components and the relationships between them; a comparison of Qualistar measures to other established quality measures; and an examination of the association between quality improvements as measured by Qualistar components and children's socioemotional and cognitive outcomes |
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Ensuring effective teaching in early childhood education through linked professional development systems, quality rating systems and state competencies: The role of research in an evidence-driven system A summary of a symposium on defining and describing early childhood education professional development systems, quality rating systems, and early childhood education competencies, and a discussion of research that can help integrate these systems |
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First evaluation report for Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System Findings from the first year of a process and outcomes evaluation of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System, a child care quality rating and improvement system in Palm Beach County, Florida, that examine provider participation, quality improvement, education, and satisfaction, as well as partner organization supports, based on multiple data sources, including surveys, administrative data, and provider observations |
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Summary report of STARS application and participation: June 2008 An overview of child care program participation in Vermont's STep Ahead Recognition System (STARS), the state's child care quality rating and improvement system, from December 2007 to June 2008, with a focus on the program quality and rating improvement of programs who renewed their participation in the STARS program |
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Recommendations to strengthen Rhode Island's child care licensing regulations and compliance procedures to support a strong program quality rating system [Executive summary] A summary of recommendations for revising child care licensing regulations and compliance procedures in Rhode Island as part of the state's quality rating and improvement system |
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Recommendations to strengthen Rhode Island's child care licensing regulations and compliance procedures to support a strong program quality rating system Recommendations for revising child care licensing regulations and compliance procedures in Rhode Island as part of the state's quality rating and improvement system |
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Delaware Stars for Early Success: "Good programs working to become great programs": 2008 report An account of the second year of the implementation of the Delaware Stars for Early Success, the state's quality rating and improvement system, based on data from 68 programs who participated in 2009 |
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Delaware Start for Early Success: Phase I report - 2007 [Executive summary] A summary of a report on the initial phase of the implementation of Delaware Stars for Early Success--the state's quality rating and improvement system--in 2007, including a description of the rating system and a profile of participating early education programs |
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Delaware Stars for Early Success: Phase I report-2007 A report on the initial phase of the implementation of Delaware Stars for Early Success--the state's quality rating and improvement system--in 2007, including a description of the rating system and a profile of participating early education programs |
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Coaching as part of a pilot Quality Rating Scale initiative: Challenges to-and supports for- the change-making process A study of the coaching process used to assist home- and center-based child care centers in the implementation of quality improvement plans and a Quality Rating Scale (QRS) in a large Midwestern city, based on a survey of 17 coaches’ descriptions of their work with the most challenging clients |
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