What percent of programs with a Quality Rative and Improvement System (QRIS) rating serve at least one child receiving subsidies?

Answering this question can provide information on the accessibility of quality rated programs for families whose children receive a child care subsidy. To answer this question, site level information can be used to identify quality rated programs and determine the number of children receiving subsidies that they serve.

Identify CCEE Program Sites that are Operational

Site Level data elements can be used to answer this question. To limit the dataset to include only programs that are active, select programs with indicated “Active” category in the option set for the Operational Status data element.

Identify Operational CCEE Program Sites that Participate in QRIS

The data element QRIS Participation History can be used to isolate program sites (Site ID) participating in the state’s QRIS by selecting the option “Program site currently participates in the QRIS.” The quality level of a program is indicated in the QRIS Score data element.

If the state does not have a QRIS, but has another quality improvement system or initiative, use the data element Quality Improvement Participation to isolate program sites (Site ID) participating in the state’s other quality improvement initiative by selecting the option “Program site currently participates in another QI initiative”.

Calculate the Number and Percent of Subsidy Receiving Children Enrolled in QRIS Participating Program Sites

Filter the data using the Children Receiving Subsidy data element to be greater than zero to find the total number of programs that have at least one child receiving a subsidy. Divide this number by the total number of quality rated programs and multiply by 100 to answer this question. Additional Site Level data elements can be used to conduct further analyses of programs serving children receiving a subsidy by program characteristics of interest such as Early Childhood Setting.