Quality Rating and Improvement System (Early Childhood Education)

Report

Jun 3, 2024

Updated Estimates of the Cost of Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Oklahoma

The authors provide 2023 estimates for the cost of early childhood care and education in Oklahoma, updating a RAND study from 2020 based on new expenditure data from a sample of providers and updated model-based estimates of the cost of care.

Journal Article

Feb 8, 2023

Do Early Care and Education Programs Improve When Enrolled in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems? Longitudinal Evidence from One System

We investigated whether providers that participated in a county-level QRIS saw increases to their global quality (tier) rating, domain-specific quality ratings, and scores on an observation measure of classroom quality.

Report

Sep 8, 2022

Holistic early education and care: Policy and practice in France 2017-2021

The report presents an overview of holistic early childhood education and care policy and practice in France between 2017-2021, including an analysis of broader societal, political and research trends regarding early childhood development.

Report

Feb 1, 2021

The Quality Start Los Angeles Developmental Evaluation: Research Findings and Lessons Learned

RAND researchers conducted a developmental evaluation of Quality Start Los Angeles, the voluntary quality rating and improvement system for early learning providers in Los Angeles County.

Report

Dec 17, 2020

Establishing A Research-Practice Partnership To Improve Early Care and Education Supports Within Quality Start Los Angeles: Partnership Insights and Lessons Learned

This report describes a developmental evaluation of Quality Start Los Angeles, a quality rating and improvement system, and provides recommendations for research-practice partnerships looking to achieve evidence-based decisionmaking.

Report

Oct 6, 2020

Estimating the Cost of Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Oklahoma

Based on data from early childhood care and education (ECCE) providers in Oklahoma and a cost model tailored for the state, researchers estimated the cost of care by child age in center- and home-based settings and identified key ECCE cost drivers.

Report

Sep 9, 2020

Data Use in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Lessons Learned from Quality Start Los Angeles

Through an evaluation of Quality Start Los Angeles, a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) that supports early learning providers, the authors identified lessons learned that could benefit other QRISs as they create or expand data systems.

Commentary

May 1, 2017

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Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for Early Care and Education Programs: Making the Second Generation Better

This perspective explores ways in which states can be more strategic about the allocation of funds for and within quality rating and improvement systems to achieve their goals of expanding access to and improving the quality of ECE programs.

Commentary

May 1, 2017

نُظُم تقدير الجودة وتحسينها في برامج الرعاية والتربية في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة: جَعْلُ الجيل الثاني أفضل

يستكشف هذا المنظور السبل التي يمكن للدول من خلالها أن تكون أكثر استراتيجية, فيما يتعلق بتخصيص الأموال اللازمة لنظم تقدير الجودة وتحسينها لتحقيق أهدافها المتمثلة في تحسين وتوسيع الوصول إلى جودة برامج التربية في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة.

Report

Feb 15, 2017

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Investing in the Early Years: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Early Childhood in New Hampshire

This report documents the need for early childhood investment in New Hampshire; examines evidence of effectiveness for high-quality home visiting, child care, and preschool programs; and estimates economic returns in the state for effective programs.

Report

Feb 15, 2017

الاستثمار في السنوات المبكرة: تكاليف ومنافع الاستثمار في الطفولة المبكرة في نيوهامبشاير

توثق هذه الدراسة الحاجة إلى الاستثمار في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة في نيوهامبشاير؛ وتدرس الأدلة على فعالية الزيارات المنزلية عالية الجودة، ورعاية الأطفال، وبرامج ما قبل المدرسة؛ وتقدر العوائد الاقتصادية في الدولة لبرامج فعالة.

Journal Article

Dec 5, 2016

Independent Evaluation of California's Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Quality Rating and Improvement System: Cumulative Technical Report Executive Summary

These findings can be used to make revisions to improve the QRIS as a measure of program quality and to identify promising ways to support QI efforts among early childhood programs.

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Quality Rating and Improvement System (Early Childhood Education)

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Updated Estimates of the Cost of Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Oklahoma

Do Early Care and Education Programs Improve When Enrolled in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems? Longitudinal Evidence from One System

Holistic early education and care: Policy and practice in France 2017-2021

The Quality Start Los Angeles Developmental Evaluation: Research Findings and Lessons Learned

Establishing A Research-Practice Partnership To Improve Early Care and Education Supports Within Quality Start Los Angeles: Partnership Insights and Lessons Learned

Estimating the Cost of Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Oklahoma

Data Use in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Lessons Learned from Quality Start Los Angeles

Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for Early Care and Education Programs: Making the Second Generation Better

نُظُم تقدير الجودة وتحسينها في برامج الرعاية والتربية في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة: جَعْلُ الجيل الثاني أفضل

Investing in the Early Years: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Early Childhood in New Hampshire

الاستثمار في السنوات المبكرة: تكاليف ومنافع الاستثمار في الطفولة المبكرة في نيوهامبشاير

Independent Evaluation of California's Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Quality Rating and Improvement System: Cumulative Technical Report Executive Summary

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