NAEYC

A recently published NAEYC paper provides a framework for thinking about and discussing the widely adopted Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for K-12 education within the early childhood education field. The implementation of CCSS is of particular importance to NAEYC as well as the early childhood field because of overlapping interest in the latter years of early childhood during the early elementary grades, and because the adoption and implementation of CCSS has the potential to impact programs for children prior to entering kindergarten.

11_CommonCore1_2A_rv2.pdf

Trend Briefs share data collected through the NAEYC Accreditation process and connect the findings to early childhood research trends. The analysis of this data tells the story of successful approaches used by high quality programs

Trend Briefs share data collected through the NAEYC Accreditation process and connect the findings to early childhood research trends. The analysis of this data tells the story of successful approaches used by high quality programs.

The NAEYC Governing Board has approved revisions to the quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) section of the NAEYC Public Policy Program. The new language sets forth a vision for creating high-functioning QRIS that are also well-integrated into the broader state early care and education system.

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This audi-conference address issues related to building integrated systems of workforce preparation and Quality Rating and Improvement Systems.

A discussion of how to build a QRIS that considers and honors the cultures of providers, children and families.

This webpage provides a chart regarding the use of NAEYC accreditation in QRIS and tiered reimbursement systems.

A paper that provides crosswalks of the processes for achieving NAEYC, NAFCC and NAA accreditation and the standards within these accreditation systems and how they fit in a QRIS.

This paper provides a description of quality rating and improvement systems and outlines the role of NAEYC accreditation in state QRIS.

This report by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) describes the NAEYC Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) Toolkit, which was developed to provide assistance in understanding and advocating for a systems-building approach to improving the quality of early childhood programs at the State and local levels.