North Carolina

The North Carolina Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Advisory Committee Executive Summary.pdf

North Carolina, which launched its quality rating system in 1999, has done a review of the state's Quality Rated License and are now recommending significant changes. For states that are developing new quality rating systems or revising their existing ones, the committee report and/or summary may be of interest.

NC TA Competencies April 23, 2013 FINAL.pdf

This new framework from the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education is based on federal guidelines and encompasses early care and education and the school age care system. These competencies are focused on adult professional development and organized across five domains - the role of the Technical Assistance Practitioner and Professional Growth, technical assistance approaches and processes, and systems knowledge.