Quality Rating Improvement Systems: Do they work?

This month, I’m posing a question: “Quality Rating Systems: Do you feel that the quality rating system for your state guides parents into choosing higher quality care than they would have before, or do you hear from parents that it is frustrating because their area does not have providers with the higher ratings, or providers who do are always full?”

Think about this from the parents point of view, what are you hearing? Do parents even care about the rating? How often are you asked about yours? If it’s not a high rating, how do parents react? Do you feel it’s harder to fill openings with a lower rating or has it had no effect on this?

NAFCC is working with the Build Foundation to compile information across the country on QRIS that work, and that don’t. Let me know what you think!