NAEYC Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Toolkit

This report by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) describes the NAEYC Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) Toolkit, which was developed to provide assistance in understanding and advocating for a systems-building approach to improving the quality of early childhood programs at the State and local levels. The topics that the Toolkit covers include: (1) Overview of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems; (2) Planning a Quality Rating and Improvement System; and (3) Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Nuts and Bolts (Financing, Tiers, Program and Provider Supports, and NAEYC Early Childhood Program Accreditation). The Toolkit also includes supplemental materials and additional resources.