Cultural Competence

NAEYC has provided technical assistance to a variety of stakeholders in various stages of QRIS development. They have developed resources and materials to describe and advocate for linkages between NAEYC Accreditation and QRIS. They have also developed resources and tools for embedding concepts of cultural competence within QRIS criteria, as well as for programs participating in QRIS to assess and improve their levels of cultural competence.

The BUILD Initiative has supported states in outlining system goals, infrastructure needs, state-local roles and responsibilities and have supported states in developing provider outreach strategies, choosing quality measures, creating data quality assurances, developing evaluation strategies and creating culturally competent systems.