Early Childhood Systems Reform

Outlines the state of quality rating and improvement systems, where more research is needed, and the framework for evaluation.

The federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, the

A brief that provides an overview of standards that could be incorporated into QRIS to begin to address making QRIS more cultural appropriate

A report that defines and describes early childhood education professional development systems, QRIS, and early childhood education competencies, and a discussion of research that can help integrate these systems.

A powerpoint presentation that defines systems and standards and argues for the centrality of standards in advancing an early learning and development system and QRIS.

A report that makes recommendations for developing a state system for standards-based child and program assessments to be used for informing early childhood program policy.

An identification of issues regarding the State of Florida

A presentation that describes QRIS components, including supply and demand side interventions and standards alignment, and demonstrates how together these components serve to unify an early childhood system

A paper that describes the ECE market, calls for a range of public investments and describes QRIS as an important system reform tool.

This policy paper indicates that there has been an effort to develop more unified and comprehensive early education systems which can take many forms and can include QRIS.