Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for Early Care and Education Programs: Making the Second Generation Better

This perspective explores ways in which states can be more strategic about the allocation of funds for and within quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) to expand access to and improve the quality of ECE programs. We assess what the early childhood field has learned about QRISs as they have been widely adopted, and how the field can strategically move this first generation of QRISs into a second generation.