Highlights from the Quality Compendium State Trends Towards Recognition and Support
Hear about the latest highlights from the Quality Compendium which is sponsored by the BUILD Initiative and managed by Child Trends. This webinar discusses overall trends in the new 2023 Quality Compendium data, including the shift from rating to recognition and states’ approaches to continuous quality improvement.
We are also excited to announce that the complete 2023 data set and top trends in QIS are now available on the Quality Compendium website.
The slide deck from this webinar can be found here.
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State policies on early learning suspension and expulsion either do not exist or are insufficient. The BUILD Initiative contends that a more thoughtful, multi-pronged or layered state policy approach is needed—one that reflects an understanding of expulsion as a symptom of problems related to quality, equity, and adequate supports. This document lays out BUILD's point of view on early learning suspension and expulsion.
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Video June 20, 2024
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