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 Counts Ventura County (QCVC) is administered by the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE), Early Childhood Programs (ECP) Department and has a longstanding commitment to expand quality early learning opportunities for children ages birth to 5. With funding from the California Department of Education and First 5 California, QCVC serves the county’s most vulnerable children by promoting quality standards, by enhancing the accessibility of high-quality early learning programs, and by providing educators and administrators with professional development, resources, and financial incentives that support quality. QCVC identifies and standardizes quality elements and is anchored in a 5-tier matrix designed to assess quality levels in three core areas: (1) Child Development and School Readiness, (2) Teachers and Teaching, and (3) Program and Environment. Participating programs receive on-site support, technical assistance, and professional development and are eligible for a Quality Improvement Stipend or a Block Grant. Quality Improvement Stipends directly support efforts identified in the Quality Improvement Plan, including materials, supplies, and staff release time to attend approved trainings. CSPP sites rated at a Tier 4 or 5 are eligible to receive CSPP Block Grant funds, which support meeting Quality Improvement Plans and help maintain and increase high-quality programming. At the close of the 2019–2020 program year, 88 percent of rated programs received the highest levels of Tier 4 or 5.

• CSPP Block Grant
• QCC Block Grant
• QCC Workforce Pathways Grant
• QCC Regional Certification Coordination
• Local Planning Council
• IMPACT
• IMPACT Hub

• Ventura County Local Planning Council (LPC)
• Ventura Community Colleges
• Child Development Resources of Ventura County, Inc.
• California State University Channel Islands
• Local LEAs and CBOs
• First 5 Ventura County
• Community Care Licensing Santa Barbara Regional Office

When there are vacancies, outreach occurs through partner agencies and consortium members. Programs may also contact the VCOE-ECP office directly or by visiting the website (https://www.vcoe.org/ecp) for more information. Once a program has been enrolled, a welcome letter is sent and a VCOE Technical Assistance Specialist (Coach) is assigned to support onboarding.

Participating programs receive tailored one-on-one supports from a VCOE Technical Assistance Specialist (Coach). Supports include coaching sessions, informal assessments on the Rating Matrix identified tools, targeted trainings, co-development of Quality Improvement Plans, and recommendations of countywide trainings in support of identified plans of action.

Programs are eligible for financial incentives to support quality improvement and goal attainment.

From a Program Director: “Quality Counts Ventura County (QRIS) continues to make a profound positive impact on our program. This impact was evident when Covid-19 occurred. Through QRIS, our program had already adopted ITERS procedures into every routine and practices in our childcare centers such as sanitizing and disinfecting routines and handwashing procedures. This skillset promoted our childcare staff in feeling prepared and confident that we would be able to continue to provide quality care through the outbreak of Covid-19.”