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Quality rating and improvement system research
Washington isn’t the only state designing and testing a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS)—at least 17 other states already have a QRIS and many more are developing one.
Below are links to some reports and information that share QRIS research and “lessons learned” from around the nation. Do you have additional QRIS information you think should be posted here? E-mail it to communications@del.wa.gov.
Assessing the Validity of the Qualistar Early Learning Quality Rating and Improvement System as a Tool for Improving Child Care Quality [821k]
An evaluation by the Rand Corporation of Colorado’s Qualistar Early Learning QRIS
Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: What can we learn from early adopters? [122k]
2008 Rand Corporation research paper offering recommendations and lessons learned from five “pioneer” QRIS states.
Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s Keystone STARS Quality Rating System in Child Care Settings [500k]
December 2006 evaluation of Pennsylvania’s quality rating system by the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State University.
Financing Quality Rating Systems: Lessons learned [500k]
September 2004 publication from United Way summarizing QRIS funding around the nation.
Measurement of Quality in Preschool Child Care Classrooms [20k]
Summary of a University of North Carolina at Greensboro study on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised.
National Association for the Education of Young Children QRIS Toolkit [112.5k]
June 2008 document answering some common questions about QRIS.
Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Powerful policy for improving and unifying early care and education [1.24MB]
A PowerPoint presentation from the 2008 Smart Start Conference.
Stair Steps to Quality: A guide for states and communities developing quality rating systems for early care and education [1.4MB]
July 2005 publication from United Way summarizing QRIS work around the nation.
Washington Learns 2005 Interim Report [780k]
Document from the Governor’s Washington Learns committee that includes QRIS recommendations from the Washington Learns Early Learning Council.
What Implications do QRIS Hold for Infant/Toddler Care? [770k]
National Infant and Toddler Child Care Initiative at Zero to Three September 29, 2008, PowerPoint presentation.
Coaching as Part of a Pilot Quality Rating Scale Initiative
A National Institute for Early Education Research article focusing on a study of the QRS consulting process, as well as some of the factors that present challenges to that process.
In addition to the above documents, the National Child Care Information Center has information and resources on its Web site about Quality Rating Systems: financial incentives in QRIS, common quality standards, use of environmental rating scales in QRIS and more.