71-1956. Child care and early childhood education program; rating; quality rating criteria.
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(1)Each applicable child care and early childhood education program which applies under section 71-1957 to participate in the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955 shall be rated on a quality scale using ratings labeled steps one through five and based on quality rating criteria.
(2)Quality rating criteria shall be used to assign a quality scale rating as appropriate for the specific step. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to:
(a)Licensing requirements as specified in the Child Care Licensing Act;
(b)Facility safety and management;
(c)Child development and school readiness outcomes;
(d)Program curriculum, learning environment, and adult-child interactions;
(e)Professional development and training;
(f)Family engagement;
(g)Program administration;
(h)Standards used by nationally recognized accrediting bodies approved by the State Department of Education; and
(i)Other standards as required by the State Department of Education for prekindergarten services and prekindergarten programs established pursuant to section 79-1104 and federal performance standards for Head Start and Early Head Start programs.