Oregon’s Quality rating and Improvement System (QRIS)

1. Oregon’s Quality rating and Improvement System (QRIS) The Teaching Research Institute Western Oregon University

2. Session Outcome and Objectives

4. Getting to Know You • Assistant • CCR&R • Head Start • Other Family Child Care Provider Center Child Care Provider Administrator Teacher

5. What is Oregon’s QRIS?

6. What is QRIS? Q Quality

7. What is QRIS? R Rating

8. What is QRIS? I Improvement

9. What is QRIS? S System

10. What is QRIS? QRIS Quality for Better Outcomes for Children in Oregon

11. State and National Focus On Early Childhood Care and Education In the spotlight

12. Oregon’s Focus on Early Childhood • Governor Kitzhaber’s focus on Education • Oregon Educational Investment Board • 40-40-20

13. Oregon’s 40-40-20

14. Early Childhood in Oregon • Creation of the Early Learning Council and Early Learning Division • QRIS • Kindergarten Entry Assessment • Universal Screening • Successful Race to the Top federal grant • Money for building systems for Early Childhood in Oregon • $30 million over 5 years

15. National Focus on ECE • President Obamais also focusing on and investing in the future through young children • "I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America... Let's do what works, and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind. Let's give our kids that chance.” -- Barack Obama, Feb. 12, 2013

16. National Focus on Early Learning

17. Oregon’s QRIS History and Field Test Why QRIS?

19. Oregon’s QRIS is Not New

20. Partners

21. Oregon’s QRIS Field Test

22. Field Test Process Evaluation Validation Study • WOU • Looks at QRIS process • Does QRIS lead to quality improvement? • Which parts of the process are vital, which can we streamline? • OSU and PSU • Study of difference in quality between each star level • Uses CLASS • Will have a child outcome study in the future

23. Oregon’s QRIS Overview So, what is it?

24. QRIS Complex System • Next few slides are visuals of components of QRIS • You will get details about each of these components later in the day • Meant to be an overview to give context as we move forward

26. Oregon’s QRIS 5 Tier Building Block System Supports for Quality Improvement Incentives for Quality Rating Commitment to Quality Licensed

27. Basics of the QRIS Process

28. Oregon’s QRIS Process

29. Portfolio Content and Format • Separate Portfolios for Center and Family programs • Contains instructions for navigating QRIS process and instructions for completing Portfolio • Has 5 sections corresponding to Domains plus appendices • Children’s Learning and Development • Health and Safety • Personnel Qualifications • Family Partnerships • Administration and Business Practices

30. Portfolio Content and Format

31. Oregon’s QRIS How can programs prepare and get started?

32. Are you located within a Field Test Area? • Call a Quality Improvement Specialist today • Multnomah 503.491.6234 • Deschutes/Crook/Jefferson 541.548.2380 • Linn/Benton 541.917.4899 • Lane/Douglas 541.463.3306

33. 5 Ways You Can Prepare Your Program for Oregon’s QRIS • Move up on the Oregon Registry • Write down your policies and procedures and make sure they are up to date • Focus on involving parents • Learn about research based screening and assessment • Make sure your program uses a curriculum that supports all children’s learning and development

34. Move up on the Oregon Registry • Get your highest step • Articulatedegrees and certificates • Use the professional development plan

35. Policies and Procedures • You know what you do and why you do it, but does your staff? Do parents?

36. Focusing on Involving Parents • Parent Survey • Parent input/suggestions • Feeling welcomed • Families are consulted on child’s interests and preferences • Community resources and information • An interest in each family’s background • Traditions • Beliefs • Home language

37. Screening and Assessment • Knowing what screenings and assessments are available • Understanding how to use screening and assessment

38. Curriculum • Is based on theory and research • Produces positive child outcomes • Balanced between adult-directed activities and child-directed activities • Specifies outcomes for key areas of development • Instructions on how to implement curriculum • Includes content areas of math, science, literacy and social studies • Provides instructional detail on positive adult-child interactions

39. Questions?

40. Thank You!