Well Being & Human Services
States are making vital progress toward implementing a complete QRIS that meets all outlined quality benchmarks; nevertheless, their progress is masked by the single determine reported. To provide a extra complete image of QRIS implementation and enhancements across the country, OCC is carefully tracking the progress of states that will not meet all quality benchmarks, but which have demonstrated improvements by rising the number of benchmarks reached. For instance, as of FY 2014, no much less than six states have included six quality benchmarks and no much less than six states have incorporated 5 quality benchmarks. Between FY 2011 and FY 2014, 27 states and territories have made progress on no less than one of the components of the measure. In addition, targeted technical help supplied by the model new National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, as nicely as different technical help partners funded by ACF, will continue to assist states work towards their goal of improvin...