| Title: | The "I" in QRIS Survey: Collecting data on quality improvement activities for early childhood education programs |
| Description: | Working closely with the Early Childhood Education Research Alliance and Iowa’s Quality Rating System Oversight Committee, Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest developed a new tool—the "I" in QRIS Survey—to help states collect data on the improvement activities and strategies used by early childhood education (ECE) providers participating in a Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). As national attention increasingly has focused on the potential for high-quality early childhood education and care to reduce school-readiness gaps, states developed QRIS to document the quality of ECE programs, support systematic quality improvement efforts, and provide clear information to families about their child care choices. An essential element of a QRIS is the support offered to ECE providers to assist them in improving their quality. Although all the Midwestern states offer support to ECE providers to improve quality as part of their QRIS, states do not collect information systematically about how programs use these quality improvement resources. This survey measures program-level participation in workshops and trainings, coaching, mentoring, activities aimed at increasing the educational attainment of ECE staff, and financial incentive to encourage providers to improve quality. States can use this tool to document the current landscape of improvement activities, to identify gaps or strengths in quality improvement services offered across the state, and to identify promising improvement strategies. The survey is intended for use by state education agencies and researchers interested in the "I" in QRIS and can be adapted for their specific state context. |
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| Cover Date: | February 2017 |
| Web Release: | February 28, 2017 |
| Print Release: | February 28, 2017 |
| Publication #: | REL 2017221 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | REL |
| Associated Centers: | NCEE |
| Authors: | Ann-Marie Faria, Laura Hawkinson, Ivan Metzger, Nora Bouacha, and Michelle Cantave: American Institutes for Research |
| Type of Product: | Tools |
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