Miami-Dade County, Florida January 2010. Cost, Quality, Child Outcomes Study 1995 4 states - 400 centers Only 8% infant care and 24% preschool care rated.
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Miami-Dade County, Florida
January 2010
Cost, Quality, Child Outcomes Study 1995 • 4 states - 400 centers
• Only 8% infant care and 24% preschool care rated high quality• Some so bad as to endanger children’s well-being
Children of the Cost-Quality Study Go to School 1999• Higher quality child care correlated with better child outcomes in
school (800 children thru 2nd grade)• Cognitive, language, social-emotional
National interest in QRIS• Incentivize and support quality in private, tuition-based industry
• Voluntary standards above licensing
Why Quality Rating Improvement System-QRIS?
• Ensure high quality ECE through voluntary higher standards
• Enhance quality through supports and incentives
• Help families make good choices with a trustworthy rating system
Quality Counts Goals
• FL Early Learning Coalitions formed 1999• Advocates studied elegant models from other states
– NC, PA, OK, TN
• FL Coalitions and CSCs got going (state ECE is very decentralized):– Palm Beach, Tampa, Jacksonville, Pinellas, Broward,
Miami-Dade• Voluntary Multi-County QRIS Collaborative to align standards• Children’s Trust convened stakeholders to design a local
system – 5 Star QRIS – ECE Professional Development
History
Standards
5 incremental steps (5 Stars) in 6 areas
•Learning Environment
– Health & Safety, Learning Activities, Interaction
•Staff Qualifications
•Ratios-Group Sizes
•Family Engagement
•Program Administration
•Curriculum
• Introduction, Application, Selection (aim for representative cross-section each cohort)
• Link to TA and Career Advisor
• Extensive Self-study
• Formal assessment for baseline, detailed report
• Quality improvement plan
• Apply for supports
– Scholarships, WAGE$, Grants
• Work on quality improvement
• Renewal
– Annual Update; 3 year cycle for Star Rating
Steps in the Process
Designed and funded byChildren’s Trust, Early Learning Coalition (ELC), Early Childhood Initiative Foundation/Ready Schools Miami
Implementation via ELC– Florida International University – Family Central Inc. – University of Miami Mailman Center – The Children's Forum – Devereux Florida – National Institute for Innovative Leadership– United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education
Additional funding leveraged– Miami-Dade CAA Head Start/Early Head Start– Miami-Dade County Public Schools – Ready Schools– Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA)– Miami Dade College
Partners
Quality Rating Improvement System• “Hub” project management- ELC
• Technical Assistance- FIU, FCI, UM
• Formal Assessment- Devereux FL
• Support Grants-Achievement Awards- ELC
Professional Development• Career Advisors & Registry- Children’s Forum
• Wage$ Incentives- Children’s Forum
• Targeted In-service Training- United Way
• College Course Development- Miami Dade College
Components & Providers
Continuous Quality ImprovementWeb-based Early Learning System-WELS– Track & analyze all QRIS data
– Customize supports; help determine which supports make biggest difference
ECE Professional Development Registry– Database of the ECE workforce education & experience
• Teachers, trainers, trainings
– Identify needs, engage partners to address needs, track progress over time
Independent evaluation –FPG Institute at University of North Carolina
Data Management
All sectors working together as a coherent early care & education system
System Building
393 programs reaching 21,720 children by Year 2
72 Head Start Programs
6,800 children
70 Family Child Care Homes
420 children
20 MDCPS Classrooms400 children
6 RCMA Centers600 children
225 Child Care Centers
13,500 children
Baseline Rating Analysis
Quality Counts Baseline Ratings in 2008for initial 197 programs
(child care centers and family child care homes)
0
25
50
75
# Programs 26 73 72 21 5
Star 1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5
Star Rating after Baseline
Changes in level 1 – 5 from Baseline to first Star Rating
N = 35
Increased by 2 levels
Increased by 1 level
Maintained levels 1 – 3
Maintained levels 4 or 5
Decreased by 1 level
1 6 9 16 3
Moving slowly Economic intervention in market “industry” Be careful that dis-incentives don’t outweigh incentives Celebrate 3, 4, 5 Stars
-Don’t drive out 1, 2s with negative publicityNeed critical mass of ~60% of total number rated
Promotional angle:
Our program cares so much about quality for your child that we are participating in Quality Counts
Publicizing Stars
The Children’s Trustwww.thechildrenstrust.org
Click For Providers. Click Quality Counts
Jesse Leinfelder
jesse@thechildrenstrust.org
305.571.5700
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