Refining Indiana’s quality rating system & powering up our quality coaching workforce
Partnerships for Early Learners hosts a fellow who combines academic research with practical experience to refine Indiana’s Paths to QUALITY™ rating and improvement system. Working in tandem with both Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out of School Learning and early education professionals, our fellow focuses on the continuous improvement of this key piece of infrastructure.
One key outcome of this fellowship is a series of briefs exploring quality rating and improvement systems, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Deconstructed. The series has been developed through funding from the Lilly Endowment and examines the similarities and differences of various aspects of QRIS programs from across the country.
- Brief 1: Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, An Introduction to Quality Rating and Improvement Systems and Indiana’s Paths to QUALITY™ – This issue is an introduction to the history and structure of QRIS programs.
- Brief 2: Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, Technical Assistance and Provider Supports and Indiana’s Paths to QUALITY™ – This issue explains the technical assistance and supports offered to participating early care and education providers.
- Future issues will examine technical assistance, the use of incentives, and financing QRIS programs, among other aspects of QRIS implementation.
In addition to this fellow, we are investing in a coaching surge across the state, designed to serve more programs and support local child care resource and referral agencies in adding more quality options for families. These new quality coaches will guide programs as they reach higher levels of quality and focus on the meaningful interactions that spark early learning.
Recent News
EARLY LEARNING INDIANA OTORGA $55 MIL DOLLARES EN APOYO A PROGRAMAS DE CUIDADO INFANTIL QUE HABLAN ESPAÑOL
Los premios ayudarán a mejorar la calidad de los programas. ¡Nos dá mucho gusto compartir más buenas noticias! Esta semana, Early Learning Indiana anunció que ha otorgado $55,000 en subvenciones a 10 programas de educación temprana quienes practican en español en el estado de Indiana. Los fondos se utilizarán para comprar materiales y planes de estudio…
EARLY LEARNING INDIANA AWARDS $55K TO SUPPORT SPANISH SPEAKING PROGRAMS
EARLY LEARNING INDIANA GRANTS WILL ASSIST IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS. We’re excited to share more great news about programs increasing access to high-quality early education in Indiana! This week, Early Learning Indiana announced that it has awarded $55,000 in grants to 10 Spanish-speaking early education programs across the state. These Ten Programs…