Placer
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County Program Profile: Placer
The QCC County Program Profile provides county data from the Common Data File (CDF) and the Annual Progress Report (APR). For counties that are a part of a consortium, the QCC County Program Profile provides a combined view of the CDF and APR. Both qualitative and quantitative data are presented to provide a local view of early learning and care climate.
Time Period: 2023–2024
QRIS :: Early Quality Matters
High-quality early childhood education lays a strong foundation for school readiness and lifelong success. Early Quality Matters is Placer County’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), designed to strengthen the full range of early learning environments, including licensed early care and education programs, family child care homes (FCCs), and informal caregivers.
Rooted in Quality Counts California’s (QCC) established standards of excellence, Early Quality Matters offers providers a variety of supports such as individualized coaching, peer mentoring, professional development opportunities and financial incentives to help them enhance their practices and achieve higher levels of quality.
The program’s ultimate goal is to raise the quality of early learning experiences throughout Placer County and to ensure families have access to high-quality programs that foster children’s growth and success.
Program Contact Information
Early Quality Matters
contact
Darcy Roenspie
phone
(916) 740-1641
Funding Streams
- CSPP QRIS Block Grant
- IMPACT Legacy
- QCC Quality Improvement Block Grant
- QCC Workforce Pathways
- Placer County Child Care Council
- Placer County Office of Education
Partner Agencies
- First 5 Placer
- Placer County Office of Education
- Placer County Child Care Council
- Placer County Office of Education – Resource and Referral
- Sierra Joint Community College
Process to Outreach/Onboard Programs and Providers
Program outreach is conducted through various methods that include the following: personal phone calls, emails, staff presentations, site visits, website, and newsletters. Outreach is an ongoing process, and we strive to serve all sites who want to participate and engage in quality improvement efforts.
Quality Improvement Program Support Strategies
Support strategies are relationship based through coaching, professional development offerings, site visits, and ongoing staff support and individual follow-up.
Local Approach to Offering Financial Incentives and Stipends
Stipends and early learning materials are provided upon completion of specific program milestones.
How Children Are Served by QCC
QCC Settings
Children Served by Setting
Overall Child Characteristics and Services Provided
Children’s Races and Ethnicities
QCC Tier Rating Distribution
Language Spoken with Children
Testimonial
“The Early Quality Matters (EQM) program has enabled me to create the environment I had always envisioned and the program I always dreamed of. It has provided much needed equipment that I would have never been able to get if it was not for EQM. The program has also provided me with a wealth of valuable classes and trainings, making me a better and much stronger provider/teacher for the children in my program. Most importantly, the staff has supported me and believed in me and challenged me to believe in myself and my program. I see this program as a gift and I cannot say Thank You enough and I will be forever grateful.”
Family Child Care Provider