Project Summary
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) has contracted with the Butler Institute for Families at the University of Denver to conduct an evaluation assessing whether the revised Colorado Shines Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) framework has the right standards in place to measure quality and to identify opportunities for improvement of the framework. To complement the collection of primary data from stakeholder groups (e.g., families, providers, coaches, quality navigators, QRIS rating/verification team), the Butler team will use this LINC project to understand how the QRIS quality indicators relate to early care and education (ECE) workforce outcomes that should be improved (e.g., higher wages, lower turnover) when programs move up in quality. This will inform CDEC’s consideration of where to improve the QRIS system to ensure it is effectively supporting programs to make quality improvements that matter most.
Data Partners
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Colorado Department of Early Childhood
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Colorado Department of Higher Education
Status
Products
Final Report