Kimberly Boller

Effective Evaluation of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for Early Care and Education and School-Age Care

The purpose of this document is to encourage high-quality QRIS evaluations by providing timely information on evaluation options to those who may be in positions to authorize, finance, design, and refine QRISs and other quality improvement efforts, including state child care administrators, legislators, and other potential funders. This brief presents basic evaluation concepts, useful tools for determining the appropriate design and timing of an evaluation, and evaluation references and resources for those who wish to learn more.

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Effective Evaluations of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for Early Care and Education and School-Age Care

A discussion of considerations for the evaluation of quality rating and improvement systems

A discussion of considerations for the evaluation of quality rating and improvement systems.

The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Findings from the Impact and Implementation Studies

These series of reports and breifs present results from first year of Seeds to Success Field Test and Randomized Controlled Trial.  Results suggest that when child care providers get one-on-one coaching and a modest amount of money to make changes to their program, the quality of the care they give children starts to go up – and pretty quickly.

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