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.

Quality Start San Bernardino also known as (QSSB) is our county’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) and it’s designed to help child care programs, preschools, and alternative school-settings, provide the highest quality early learning experiences possible. QSSB supports quality in early learning by:

• Establishing standards that define what quality means and what it looks like for early care and education programs.
• Measuring programs using these standards. So, there is a rating matrix given by the state that the raters use to measure these standards.
• Offering and connecting educators to professional development opportunities.
• Helping parents and caregivers find quality programs for their children.
  QSSB is a quality rating and improvement system that supports and increases quality early learning experiences by defining standards of quality, using these standards to rate programs, connecting educators to growth opportunities, and increasing access to quality programs for children 0-5.

• CDE QRIS CSPP Block Grant
• First 5 CA IMPACT Legacy QCC Block Grant

• SBCSS
• First 5 SB CCRC California State University San Bernardino
• San Bernardino County Preschool Services Department

QSSB stands committed to enhancing the quality of childcare programs, preschools, and alternative school-readiness programs. We continue to outreach at different community events, educational events and directly to our CSPP participating agencies. We also conduct outreach throughout all trainings, meetings and network opportunities. We have continued to establish great relationships with our CSPP administrators that value the work that we do and so they are always eager and willing to add additional sites to the Quality Start program.

QSSB is a program that recognizes your commitment to creating the best early learning experiences possible. QSSB partners are dedicated to creating opportunities and supporting your efforts to increase the level of quality in your child care center or family child care home. If you are selected to participate in QSSB:

• You will receive professional quality improvement support in the form of one-on-one coaching.
• You will have access to professional development opportunities.
• You will be part of a large collaborative effort with opportunities to network, build relationships, and share best practices with likeminded providers.
• You will be eligible for incentives to help improve your environment and overall quality of your program. Our quality improvement support strategies.

 

The Quality Start San Bernardino (QSSB) approach to offering financial incentives are tiered incentives and achievement awards.

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT – Alternative Sites

QSSB has made a concerted effort to recruit and support alternative sites – Home Visiting (HV) Programs and Family Resource Centers (FRC), specifically. A review of Quality Improvement Plans developed with alternative sites shows that QSSB serves as a connection between the HV and FRC programs and professional development. QSSB coaches accomplish this by:

• Connecting home visiting staff and EHS home-based teachers to the California ECE Workforce Registry
• Sharing information on community trainings available to staff
• Providing on-site training such as Pre-K CLASS overview for Parent Education Center staff
• Providing support for permit upgrades