Designing & Implementation

NACCRRA supports CCR&R state networks and local agencies in their collaborations with states’ development and implement of quality rating and improvement systems and works with State Child Care Administrators upon request.

Karen Ponder has worked with states on integrating QRIS into comprehensive systems, understanding the politics of developing a QRIS within particular state contexts, and has helped states develop communication materials and communication processes with stakeholders.

Early Childhood Policy Research has supported states through facilitating planning and designing of standards, assessments, monitoring procedures, financial incentives and outreach. They have also provided comparative information and cost estimations.