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Child Care Quality
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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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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