Code of Colorado Regulations
1400 - Department of Early Childhood
1401 - General Early Childhood Administration and Programs
8 CCR 1401-1 - General Early Childhood Rules and Regulations
Section 8 CCR 1401-1.204 - COLORADO SHINES QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM
Universal Citation: 8 CO Code Regs 1401-1 ยง 204
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. The Colorado Shines quality rating and improvement system measures the level of preparedness of and quality services provided by an early childhood education program in the following five (5) standard areas:
1. Workforce qualifications
and professional development;
2.
Family partnership;
3. Leadership,
management, and administration;
4.
Learning environment; and
5. Child
health.
B. The Colorado Shines system shall:
1. Measure elements of
quality at an early childhood education program;
2. Be supported by statistically valid
research as a reliable measure of quality of an early childhood education
program;
3. Include a quality
improvement plan that informs participating early childhood education programs
of their strengths and opportunities and provides early childhood education
programs with strategies to improve the quality of their services;
4. Demonstrate effectiveness at improving the
level of quality of providers in geographically diverse Colorado communities;
and
5. Inform parents, counties,
and other purchasers of early childhood care and education about the level of
quality at an early childhood education program in a simple and
easy-to-understand manner.
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