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Quality Rating Improvement System
What is QRIS?
A QRIS is a systemic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs. Similar to rating systems for restaurants and hotels, QRIS award quality ratings to early and school-age care and education programs that meet a set of defined program standards.
By participating in the State’s QRIS, early and school-age care providers embark on a path of continuous quality improvement. Even providers that have met the standards of the lowest QRIS levels have achieved a level of quality that is beyond the minimum requirements to operate.
Rating scale is:
Tier 1 - Emerging Quality – Rising Star
- Licensed and in good Standing
Tier 2 - Emerging Quality – Progressing Star
- Exceeds Licensing regulations
- Basic quality improvement practices
Tier 3 - Quality
- Exceeds Licensing regulations
- Basic quality improvement practices
- Uses valid and reliable screening tools
- Regularly performs assessments (program environment and classroom interactions)
Tier 4 - Quality Plus
- Exceeds Licensing regulations
- Basic quality improvement practices
- Uses valid and reliable screening tools
- Regularly performs assessments (program environment and classroom interactions)
- Teachers and program directors with degrees in child development
Tier 5 – Highest Quality
- Exceeds Licensing regulations
- Consistently implements quality improvement practices
- Uses valid and reliable screening tools (ASQ, DRDP, ECERS, CLASS)
- Regularly performs assessments (program environment and classroom interactions)
- Teachers and program directors with advanced qualifications in child development
School site ratings are:
- Alpha Preschool - Rating: 4 - Quality Plus
- Chavez Preschool - Rating: 4 - Quality Plus
- Madison Preschool - Rating: 4 - Quality Plus
- Millivew Preschool - Rating: 5 - Hightest Quality
- Monroe Preschool - Rating: 5 - Highest Quality
- Nishimoto Preschool - Rating: 5 Highest Quality
- Parkwood Preschool - Rating: 5 - Highest Quality
- Pershing Preschool - Rating: 5 - Highest Quality
- Sierra Vista Preschool - Rating: 4 - Quality Plus
- Virginia Lee Rose - Not rated as it opened in November 2017
- Washington Preschool - Rating: 4 - Quality Plus