Child Care Research

Quality Rating Systems (QRS) Assessment Project, 2008-2011

• Overview

• Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Approaches to Integrating Programs for Young Children in Two States, August 2011
  [Color PDF, 1.24 MB]

• Defining and Measuring Quality: An In-Depth Study of Five Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, August 2011
  [Color PDF, 1.36 MB]

• Measuring Quality Across Three Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: Findings from Secondary Analyses, August 2011
  [Color PDF, 1.21 MB]

• The Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Evaluation Toolkit, August 2011
  [Color PDF, 1.58 MB]

• Compendium of Quality Rating Systems and Evaluations, April 2010
  [HTML | Color PDF, 773 KB]

State Profiles

• Colorado Qualistar: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [HTML | Color PDF, 877 KB]

• Delaware Stars for Early Success: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.06 MB]

• District of Columbia Going for the Gold Tiered Rate Reimbursement System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 858 KB]

• Illinois Quality Counts: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 931 KB]

• Indiana Paths to Quality: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 2.58 MB]

• Iowa Child Care Quality Rating System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 976 KB]

• Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 994 KB]

• Los Angeles County Steps to Excellence Project: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [HTML | Color PDF, 1.07 MB]

• Louisiana Quality Start Child Care Rating System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 952 KB]

• Maine Quality for ME: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.27 MB]

• Maryland Child Care Tiered Reimbursement System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 686 KB]

• Miami-Dade Quality Counts: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.10 MB]

• Minnesota Parent Aware: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 935 KB]

• Mississippi Quality Step System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 703 KB]

• Missouri Quality Rating System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 984 KB]

• New Hampshire Quality Rating System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.13 MB]

• New Mexico Look for the STARS - AIM HIGH: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.09 MB]

• North Carolina Star Rated License System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 890 KB]

• Ohio Step Up to Quality: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 837 KB]

• Oklahoma Reaching for the Stars: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 723 KB]

• Oregon Child Care Quality Indicators Program: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.14 MB]

• Palm Beach Quality Counts: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.17 MB]

• Pennsylvania Keystone STARS: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.15 MB]

• Tennessee Star-Quality Child Care Program: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 883 KB]

• Vermont Step Ahead Recognition System: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 770 KB]

• Virginia Star Quality Initiative: QRS Profile, April 2010
  [Color PDF, 885 KB]

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