Quality Improvement Programs
High quality early care and education improves children’s readiness for kindergarten, improves vocabulary and problem-solving skills and increases children’s’ ability to get along well with others.
To provide quality care a caregiver should be committed to improving their skills through training. Programs for Parents assists child care providers in improving the quality of their child care though programs such as:
Grow NJ Kids (QRIS)
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Grow NJ Kids Quality Rating and Improvement System
Designed to create universal standards of quality for all early care and education programs.
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Strengthening Families
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Infant and Toddler Program
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Parents and providers of early care and education may also find useful information,
videos and resources through the following websites:
Head Start and Early Head Start focused – (https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov)
Choosing Quality Child Care, Applying for subsidy, Types of child care providers, New Jersey focused – (http://www.childcarenj.gov)