standards

This powerpoint presentation provides an excellent "visual" as part of a webinar that was held focusing on the "Toward Better Policy for Early Care and Education in the United States."

BetterPolicyPowerpointFINAL.pdf

These graphics show how finance can be linked to the quality levels of a QRIS and then layered to fund a single child or classroom of children.

Aligning Finance with Common Standards.pdf

Early Learning Challenge: QRIS Planning Tool

This tool was created to assist states in their planning to meet the Early Learning Challenge guidelines for development and expansion of state Quality Rating and Improvement Systems.

QRISToolFinal.doc

Toward Better Policy for Early Care and Education in the United States

This brief, written by two of the foremost leaders in the early childhood field, provides a new way of thinking about ECE public policy that:

BetterPolicyPaper.doc

This brief includes descriptions of and links to state quality rating systems that have been established by statute or the ratings are required by statute.

webreport.docx