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Bay Area Regional QRIS Partnership
Bay Area First 5
February 27, 2013
Race to The Top-Early Learning Challenge Grant
Quality Rating & Improvement Systems (QRIS)
• A tiered rating system based on programs meeting specific standards with requirements that increase as programs move up.
• Training and support for programs to assess and improve the quality of their program.
• Information for parents to help make early learning program choices.
Race to The Top in California
Quality Rating and Improvement
RTT in the Bay Area
• Alameda
• Contra Costa
• San Francisco
• Santa Clara
• Santa Cruz
• Future participating counties: Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, San Mateo, Monterey, San Benito
Vision for a Regional Approach
A Bay Area approach to developing and implementing an early childhood Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) will allow for efficient use of resources, consistent communication and a common framework for bringing the QRIS to scale region-wide.
Young Children in the Bay Area RTT Pilot Counties
406,859 children birth through age 5 live in the BAQRIS counties
49,526 are considered to be high need according to county RTT action plans
Bay Area Diversity in the Child Population
By December 2015--
16,751 children will be served in RTT sites
433 programs will be supported to improve their quality
Targeted Bay Area Reach through RTT-ELC
Bay Area QRIS
•Not just rating, but quality improvement
•Children of highest need receive
high-quality early learning.
•Early learning 0-5, including
infants, toddlers and
preschoolers
The Opportunity
•Build a foundation for a regional QRIS that that will raise the bar on quality for early learning programs throughout the Bay Area
•Provide pathways for professional development
•Use QRIS as a framework for systems change and reform
•Bring on partners for long-term, high impact change
Bay Area QRIS
Help us to ensure that children with high needs are receiving high quality early care and education.
Contact:
Laurel Kloomok, F5 San Francisco, [email protected]
Sean Casey, F5 Contra Costa, [email protected]
Mark Friedman, F5 Alameda, [email protected]
Jolene Smith, F5 Santa Clara, [email protected]
Angela Cline, F5 Santa Cruz, [email protected]
