Seeds to Success

The seeds to lifelong success are planted in a child’s earliest years! Children who grow up safe, healthy and filled with a love of learning are better prepared to succeed in school and life.

Seeds to Success is the Washington State Department of Early Learning’s (DEL) voluntary quality rating and improvement system.

There are two main goals of quality rating and improvement systems around the nation:

  • Improve the quality of child care offered to families by offering support and resources to providers who commit to improving their facilities and the care they provide; and
  • Offer “consumer report” information to families about child care providers in their communities so they can make the best child care choices for their families.

DEL and Thrive by Five Washington will begin a Modified Field Test of Seeds to Success in July 2009. Click for more information on the Modified Field Test.

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Seeds to Success modified field test

The 2007 – 2009 Budget Proviso mandates that DEL develop a Quality Rating and Improvement System and pilot the system in five counties.
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Common Seeds to Success questions

This is the place to find answers to some common questions about Seeds to Success.
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Phases of Seeds to Success pilot project

DEL had been designing and field testing one statewide system in pilot communities around the state.
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QRIS research

Links to QRIS reports and information from around the nation.
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