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QRIS

GOAL: Connecticut’s QRIS gives families the information they need to make informed choices and provides programs
with the tools needed to improve quality so that all children have the opportunity to thrive.
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WORK GROUP MEETINGS

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*Click date below for meeting minutes*
 

2013
 

January 8, 2013
 
February 19, 2013
        
April 16, 2013


   

2012
 

May 24, 2012
 
July 13, 2012 
 
July 26, 2012
 
 August 10, 2012
 
  August 27, 2012 
 
September 25, 2012
 
*Meetings from October - November were dedicated to the development of QRIS recommendations (see QRIS Presentation)
 
October 11, 2012
 
October 22, 2012
 
October 26, 2012
 
November 2, 2012

NEWS, UPDATES & RESOURCES

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QRIS Workgroup Final Report - June 2014

QRIS Final Report - June 2014.pdf
File Size: 2006 kb
File Type: pdf
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QRIS Recommendations - Executive Summary

QRIS_Recommendations_Executive_Summary.doc
File Size: 230 kb
File Type: doc
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QRIS for Connecticut

Recommendations from the QRIS workgroup
QRIS Presentation 11_13_12.pdf
File Size: 327 kb
File Type: pdf
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QRIS Guiding Principles

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Stair Steps to Quality: A Guide for States & Communities Developing Quality Rating Systems for Early Care and Education
by: Anne W. Mitchell, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance

Stair Steps to Quality - Anne Mitchell.pdf
File Size: 1475 kb
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Staff Preparation, Reward and Support: Are Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Addressing All of the Key Ingredients Necessary for Change?
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment - Policy Report 2011

QRIS Policy Report 2011.pdf
File Size: 2865 kb
File Type: pdf
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MEMBERSHIP

Deb Flis, Co-Chair
Director of Accreditation & Quality Initatives, Connecticut Charts-a-Course
 
Eileen Ward, Co-Chair
Director, Children's Community Development Center
Margaret Freidenfelt
Department of Public Health
 
Paulette Grondin-Cardillo
Early Childhood Liaison, Westport Public Schools 
    
Michelle Meace
Regional Manager, Apple Tree Children's Centers
 
Karen Rainville
Executive Director, CAEYC
 
Edie Reichard
Director, Sleeping Giant Day Care
Deb Resnick
Personnel & Practice Office, Connecticut Birth to Three
 
Gerri Rowell
Consultant, Department of Education
  
Jessica Sager
Co-Founder & Executive Director, All Our Kin
 
Susan Sponheimer
ECE Specialist/Manager, Region 1 Head Start T/TA Network
 
Sherri Sutera
Senior Vice President of Child Care Services, CT United Way
 
Elena Trueworthy
Director, Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative
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