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Quality Improvement

It is critical that states create and support strategies that drive continuous improvement in quality of early childhood services and their delivery.

States are doing this through the creation of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) for early care and education settings and engagement in continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes. When engaging it quality improvement efforts, it is critical that attention is paid to the unique needs of infants, toddlers, and their families.

Quality Improvement

It is critical that states create and support strategies that drive continuous improvement in quality of early childhood services and their delivery.

Related Resources

Florida MIECHV Efforts to Support Retention of Home Visiting Staff

Illinois Targets Developmental Screening as a Model for Coordinating Services

Louisiana Provides Home Visiting Professionals with Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health Supports

Michigan Infant Mortality Reduction Plan

Maryland’s Extended Individualized Family Service Plan Option

North Carolina Pregnancy Medical Homes

Nebraska Creates New Tax Credits to Support High Quality Early Care and Education

Minnesota Builds an Early Childhood Mental Health System of Care

Rhode Island Paid Family Leave

Wisconsin Home Visiting Programs Address Adverse Early Childhood Experiences

Ohio’s Early Childhood Mental Health Competencies and Credential

Hawaii Is at the Forefront of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Child Welfare

New Jersey Implements Central Intake System to Coordinate Home Visiting Services

Tennessee’s Gold Sneaker Initiative

Supporting Babies Through QRIS: A Self-Assessment Tool for U.S. States and Other Jurisdictions

Putting the Pieces Together for Infants and Toddlers: Comprehensive, Coordinated Systems

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