Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) has gained national momentum. The authors first present a national scene of QRIS and then use Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County as a case study to illustrate a number of things. First, they look at the logic model behind the QRIS. Next, they review the design and implementation of the QRIS in the context of partnership and systems thinking. Finally, they provide an evaluation design and findings. The book is useful for policy makers, administrators of early and education at various levels, researchers, and others who seek to improve early care and education.
«It is critical that we build early childhood learning environments that directly and clearly support our most vulnerable populations. The Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County is committed to that goal. We believe this is a young field of intentional work and that effective evaluation and timely feedback is instrumental to a process of continuous learning, facing the brutal facts, adapting and innovating so that we can provide the most effective programs that support the children we serve so they are ready for school.» (Gaetana D. Ebbole, CEO, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County)
«Designing and implementing effective 'Quality Improvement Systems' has proven extremely challenging. Those willing to take on that challenge will find this book an indispensable guide.» (Dr. Thomas R. Guskey, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky)
«Designing and implementing effective 'Quality Improvement Systems' has proven extremely challenging. Those willing to take on that challenge will find this book an indispensable guide.» (Dr. Thomas R. Guskey, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky)