000336549 000__ 03687cam\a2200313\a\4500 000336549 001__ 336549 000336549 005__ 20210513122726.0 000336549 008__ 080731s2008\\\\caua\\\\\b\\\\000\0\eng\\ 000336549 010__ $$a 2008033800 000336549 020__ $$a9780833045515 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000336549 020__ $$a0833045512 (pbk. : alk. paper) 000336549 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn241304536 000336549 035__ $$a336549 000336549 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dYDXCP$$dBTCTA$$dXLM$$dCZL$$dTTU$$dIXA$$dBWX$$dUUS$$dOCLNG 000336549 043__ $$an-us--- 000336549 049__ $$aISEA 000336549 05000 $$aHQ778.63$$b.Z44 2008 000336549 08200 $$a353.53/283$$222 000336549 1001_ $$aZellman, Gail. 000336549 24510 $$aChild care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in five pioneer states :$$bimplementation issues and lessons learned /$$cGail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman. 000336549 260__ $$aSanta Monica, CA :$$bRAND Corporation,$$cc2008. 000336549 300__ $$axix, 69 p. :$$bill. ;$$c28 cm. 000336549 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references. 000336549 5050_ $$aSummary -- Introduction -- Study questions -- Methods -- Findings -- Recommendations -- Precursors to a successful QRIS -- System development process -- What should QRSS include? -- Quality improvement -- Evaluate the effectiveness of the QRIS -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- Background -- Quality Rating and Improvement Systems -- QRIS theory -- QRIS in practice -- Limitations in our understanding of QRISs -- Lack of data -- Limited understanding of QRISs as systems -- Dearth of practical knowledge -- QRIS stakeholder consortium -- Study limitations -- Organization of the report -- Methods -- Sampling of states -- Interviewee selection -- Interview guide -- Data collection, management, and analysis -- Other research informing this study -- The pioneer QRISs and how they were developed -- Elements of a rating system -- Rating systems in the five targeted states -- Oklahoma / Reaching for the Stars -- Colorado / Qualistar Rating System -- North carolina / Star-Rated License -- Pennsylvania / Keystone STARS -- Ohio / Step Up To Quality -- Summary -- QRIS design and implementation processes -- Goal-setting and feasibility assessment -- System design -- System implementation -- System outputs -- Lessons learned -- State self-assessments -- States generally believe that their QRISs have had a positive impact on the child care sector and the children and families they serve -- Factors that contribute to the success of a QRIS -- Challenges to success -- Impediments to success -- Setting goals, expectations and standards -- Establishing incentives and supports -- Monitoring performance through ratings -- Encouraging provider improvement through QI support -- Dissemination of information about the QRIS and about provider ratings -- QRIS system components and their relationships to each other -- Recommendations -- Precursors to a successful QRIS -- System development process -- What should QRISs include? -- Quality improvement -- Evaluate the effectiveness of the QRIS -- References -- Appendix A. Interview guide -- Appendix B. Unpublished MANI paper on QRISs. 000336549 520__ $$aChild-care quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) are designed to make child-care quality transparent to child-care parents, providers, and policymakers and to help providers improve their quality. This monograph discusses the development and implementation of QRISs in Oklahoma, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, highlighting lessons that the states learned and recommendations for QRIS development and refinement. 000336549 650_0 $$aChild care$$zUnited States$$xEvaluation. 000336549 650_0 $$aChild care services$$zUnited States$$xEvaluation. 000336549 7001_ $$aPerlman, Michal. 000336549 85200 $$bgen$$hHQ778.63$$i.Z44$$i2008 000336549 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008033800.html 000336549 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:336549$$pGLOBAL_SET 000336549 980__ $$aBIB 000336549 980__ $$aBOOK