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Program Improvement

The Center for Early Learning Professionals provides customized technical assistance (TA) coaches to support center-based, family child care and school-age care leaders in navigating a process of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). Programs engaged in CQI can successfully increase their BrightStars rating, receive Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) tiered reimbursement rates, and ultimately improve outcomes for children and families.

Programs engaged in CQI can:

  • successfully increase their BrightStars rating.
  • receive Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) tiered reimbursement rates.
  • improve outcomes for children and families.

Connect with a program improvement coach to learn more about the following supports available to center-based and family child care providers:

  • individualized support in all areas of program administration (management and child education practices)
  • professional development (PD) advising
  • on-site coaching
  • small group advising
  • resource sharing

The Center works in close collaboration with BrightStars to coordinate CQI outreach efforts and Program Improvement services leading up to the assessment visit. Together, we ensure that programs receive the support they need to attain their quality improvement goals.

Program Improvement services are offered in English and in Spanish for all licensed center-based and family child care providers in Rhode Island.

Would you like to increase your program’s BrightStars rating?

Do you want to improve the quality of care and education in your center, preschool, or family child care home?

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Testimonials

The challenges I face running an early childhood program used to take over my day. Now I can say to myself, “Relax. I’ll get help when I talk to my TA Specialist.” She has helped me develop my own systems to better manage the program, and that has reduced the number of concerns I have.
I needed new ideas for managing my program and to hear how other folks had solved some of the issues I’m facing. I joined a technical assistance group run by the Center, and it has been really helpful. It makes you feel that you’re not alone while you’re trying to figure out some of this stuff.
When I asked my Technical Assistance Specialist for help in the toddler classroom, she came in for an hour and helped the teacher rearrange the whole classroom. They talked about the ITERS tool, laid out the room, and the children loved it. The room is still like that now, and the flow works very well.
My TA Specialist comes to my program once a month. She always brings all kinds of information. She’ll bring articles for us to read, she’ll help me with my quality improvement plan, and she’ll answer any questions I have. I think technical assistance is the best thing that’s happened in our state.