Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: What Can We Learn from Early Adopters? pdf
This research brief summarizes lessons learned from the quality rating and improvement system?experiences of fi ve "early adopters"-Oklahoma, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Despite the widespread appeal and rapid adoption of these systems, there is a dearth of practical knowledge and empirical data to draw on in crafting the?legislation, designing them, and implementing rating system components.
RAND, 9/1/2008