Health & Human Providers
States are making significant progress towards implementing a complete QRIS that meets all outlined quality benchmarks; nonetheless, their progress is masked by the one determine reported. To provide a more complete picture of QRIS implementation and enhancements throughout the country, OCC is closely monitoring the progress of states that received't meet all high quality benchmarks, however which have demonstrated improvements by rising the number of benchmarks reached. For example, as of FY 2014, no less than six states have included six high quality benchmarks and at least six states have integrated five quality benchmarks. Between FY 2011 and FY 2014, 27 states and territories have made progress on at least one of the parts of the measure. In addition, targeted technical help provided by the new National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, as nicely as different technical assistance partners funded by ACF, will proceed to help states work toward their goal of betteri...