Category: News and Announcements

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Beginning October 1st, 2024: Environment Rating Scales (ERS) assessments will be administered as usual. When ERS scores meet the threshold score requirement for receiving a CLASS assessment, a second random draw will occur to determine which classrooms will be observed. Assessments will no longer be automatically conducted in the same classrooms that were assessed for

Programs on the Quality First waitlist may be eligible to be assessed and earn a Quality First Star Rating! We will contact you if you are eligible.  With a star rating, you can: Who is eligible and what’s next? Selection for participation is limited and dependent upon funding availability. Questions? Contact the Quality First team

Here are a few reminders for participant programs allocated Quality First scholarships for State Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024- June 30, 2025): Things First’s (FTF) state Board voted to raise the reimbursement rates for Quality First Scholarships to align with the 2021 cost of quality study beginning on July 1, 2024. This will help

Beginning on July 1, 2024, programs that joined Quality First through temporary federal pandemic relief funding, known as expansion-funded programs, will transition to one of three statuses. All expansion-funded programs will be notified about their transition by the end of May. You can find your funding source on the extranet profile summary. Your QF coordinator, coach and

As a Quality First participant, your program earns a star rating following the assessment process. Your rating may be public or non-public, depending on where you are in your quality improvement journey.  Your Initial Rating  Your initial rating is completed at the very beginning of your participation. It provides the starting point of your quality