Answering this question can provide insight into the number of QRIS participating sites at each quality level and the types of CCEE programs that are more likely to be designated at different levels of quality. This can help identify which programs may experience barriers in reaching higher quality. To answer this question, use site level information to identify programs participating in the QRIS. Additional site level information, such as early childhood setting, can then be used to analyze patterns of high quality CCEE program distribution.
What is the distribution of CCEE program sites across quality levels in the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)?
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General Analysis Recommendation
Identify CCEE Program Sites that are Operational
Identity program sites currently in operation by selecting program sites with “Active” indicated in the option set for the data element Operational Status.
Identify CCEE Program Sites Participating in QRIS
Then select and total the number of operational programs sites (Site ID) participating in the QRIS with “Program site currently participates in the QRIS” indicated in the option set for the QRIS Participation History data element. To identify CCEE program sites participating in a quality improvement initiative other than QRIS, use the data element, Quality Improvement Participation, select the program sites that indicate “Program site currently participates in another QI initiative.”
Determine the Distribution of Program Sites Across Quality Levels
Total the number of program sites at each level using the data element QRIS Score. Divide the number of program sites at each level by the total number of program sites with a quality score for the percent of program sites at each level. Additional elements, such as Early Childhood Setting or Type of Funding can be used to examine the distribution of program sites across quality levels for sub-groups of program sites. To determine the distribution of quality levels by type of setting, total the number of program sites (Site ID) at each quality level for (Home based, Community based, Center based, Center based for children with special needs, Family Child Care, Multi-setting and Locally designed) by selecting “Yes” for the setting of interest.