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County Program Profile: Placer
Time Period: 2019–2020
QRIS :: Early Quality Matters
The Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) is a voluntary program focused on providing information, resources, and support to early care and education programs—including family child care homes—serving children from birth through age 5. The goal is to enhance the quality of early learning programs and recognize the wonderful work that is being done in our region.
The goal is to enhance the quality of early learning programs and recognize the wonderful work that is being done in our region.
The QRIS program in Placer, Nevada, and Sierra Counties is called Early Quality Matters (EQM) and provides support in the following areas:
- Child Development and School Readiness
- Social–Emotional Development
- Health, Nutrition, and Physical Activity
- Effective Teacher-Child Interactions
- Professional Development
- Environment
- Program Administration
- Family Engagement
Eligible participants include:
- Private center-based programs
- Family child care
- Early Head Start/Head Start
- State-funded preschool and child care programs
- First 5 early learning programs
- Title 1 preschool programs
- Eligible alternative sites serving young children: Informal caregivers such as family members, friends, and neighbors who care for children other than their own
Benefits of participation include:
- No-cost materials and supplies
- Ongoing support and resources
- No-cost workshops and training
- New ideas to enhance learning experiences for young children
- Being part of a supportive network; sharing ideas
- Receiving information to help with program marketing
- Recognition from families, peers, and the community
- Financial incentives for participation
- Financial recognition for high program quality
County Contact Information
contact
Darcy Roenspie
phone
(916) 740-1641
Funding Streams
- First 5 CA
- ELCD
- First 5 Placer
- First 5 Nevada
- Packard Foundation
- Placer/Nevada County Head Start
- Title 1
- Placer County Office of Education
Partner Agencies
- Placer County Office of Education – overall consortium leadership, fiscal management, liaison to region and state
- First 5 Placer – funding, advocacy, convening system partners, leadership on data and evaluation
- First 5 Sierra – leadership, coordination, and communication in Sierra County
- First 5 Nevada – advocacy, leadership on data and evaluation
- Placer Resource and Referral Agency & LPC – implement day to day QRIS with participants
- Nevada/Sierra Resource and Referral Agency & LPC – partner to implement QRIS
- Sierra Joint Community College – higher education resources
- Placer/Nevada Head Start/Early Head Start – advises based on direct services to children and families, partners in training
- Grass Valley Unified School District – advises based on direct QRIS services to children & families, models high quality
- Nevada County Office of Education – Nevada county leadership and coordination
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 materials are provided upon completion of specific elements within the Rating Matrix and upon tier rating.
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