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This paper explores financing strategies for early childhood programs and propose recommendations about how tax credit might best be used.

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An analysis of the potential for quality standards in Paths to QUALITY, the QRIS in Indiana, to increase child care quality and improve child development outcomes, based on results from pilot sites.

An observational study examining the effects of Pennsylvania's Keystone Stars program.

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This report presents key questions about QRIS including: (1) What does the research say about the strength of existing measures of quality?

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.

Report provides a description of the components of a QRIS; a description of the decision points a state needs to make including how to measure quality, data system needs, staffing, budgeting and piloting; and provides recommendations for Connecticut

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A paper addressing the problems with definition and measurement of the early childhood workforce.

This report has three main findings: Child care quality has increased in the study sample during the Smart Start years; Smart Start-funded activities were positively related to classroom quality; and quality was positively related to children's outcomes.

A description of the processes and financing strategies states used to develop QRIS.

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A guide for implementing a QRIS, including guidance for the early planning stage, the development and assessment of standards, the use of incentives to encourage quality improvement, the financing of the system, and the outreach to promote parental awareness of the system.

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