About QualityStart OC

QualityStart OC is a community partnership, led by the Orange County Department of Education, focused on raising the quality of early learning programs across the county.  QualityStart OC focuses on four key areas:

• Raising community awareness on the importance of investing in high quality early learning, so all Orange County's children have a strong start.
• Supporting parents who are looking for early learning experiences for their children by providing them a directory of resources, local programs, quality rating scores, and information on how to choose a quality program.
• Supporting educators and care providers who are seeking to improve the quality of their programs. This includes the QualityStart OC Network that provides training and technical assistance to all types of early learning programs throughout the county.
• Operating the QualityStart OC QRIS (Quality Rating & Improvement System. Funded through thegrants from the California Department of Education and First 5 CA, QualityStart OC QRIS sets standards for early learning program quality, rates programs on a five-star scale, and provides resources to support continuous quality improvement (such as coaching, training and technical assistance).

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