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Quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) often reflect a state’s efforts to increase quality in early care and education (ECE) settings. QRISs systematically assess the quality of care in ECE settings and communicate that quality level to a variety of audiences. States have the ability to design QRISs differently to meet the ECE goals in their state.

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Early Investment, a Lifetime of Returns: Articulating the Value of Early Childhood Investments in Virginia

Our estimates indicate that Virginia’s investment yields substantial returns to children, families, and the state–including reduced poverty and child maltreatment, a lifetime of improved educational achievement, and hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic returns.

Transforming the Child Care Landscape: A Case Study of New Mexico

The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center undertook an exploratory research process to both document New Mexico’s historic state actions and to develop a theory of change that connects these actions to their most likely outcomes based on existing evidence in the field.

Evidence Review: Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems

QRISs are methods of systematically assessing and communicating the level of quality of care in ECE settings to a variety of audiences. QRISs often reflect a state’s efforts to increase quality in ECE settings.

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Early Investment, a Lifetime of Returns: Articulating the Value of Early Childhood Investments in Virginia

Significant returns to families and the state

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Highlights from the Society for Research in Child Development 2023 Biennial Meeting

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Beyond the Roadmap: Providing Evidence-Based and Targeted Supports to States

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The Build Back Better Act: Increasing Affordability, Access, and Quality of Child Care for Infants and Toddlers

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