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Senate Bill 1629 Advisory Committee

Welcome to the California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS)
Advisory Committee

Please join California’s efforts to improve outcomes for children and reduce California’s school readiness gap by addressing the quality of our early learning and care programs. A broad partnership created the legislation (Senate Bill 1629 Steinberg (PDF) – Chapter 307, Statutes of 2008) that established the Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee. Over the next two years, we look forward to working with the Committee members and stakeholders across the State to redesign California’s framework so we are improving the quality of early learning and care programs for children from birth to five years old. Development of the quality improvement system will consider research, policies, program information, and best practices at the national, state, and local levels.

JACK O’CONNELL                                                                
State Superintendent of Public Instruction                       
California Department of Education                                  

KATHRYN RADTKEY-GAITHER
Undersecretary of Education
Office of the Secretary of Education

History

In 2007, Superintendent Jack O'Connell's P-16 council recommended reforming existing preschools to create the type of quality experience that will prepare children to read and learn. SB 1629, co-sponsored by Superintendent O'Connell, created the Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee is a new State advisory body that will develop the policy and implementation plan for an Early Learning Quality Improvement System to improve the quality of early education programs. It is also charged with developing an early learning rating scale that includes features that most directly contribute to high quality care and a funding model aligned with the quality rating scale.

Advisory Committee Members

• SB 1629 - California Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee members.

CAEL QIS 2010 Final Report

• CAEL QIS 2010 Executive Summary (PDF; 3MB)
• CAEL QIS 2010 Final Report (PDF; 5MB)
• CAEL QIS 2010 Final Report - Appendixes A - J (PDF; 8MB)
• CAEL QIS 2010 Final Report - Glossary (PDF)
• CAEL QIS 2010 Final Report - References (PDF)
  

CAEL QIS Public Hearings

• CAEL QIS 2010 Public Hearing Testimony (PDF; 2MB)

Advisory Committee Meetings

• CAEL QIS 2010 Calendar
• 2010 CAEL QIS Meeting Dates and Locations
• 2009 CAEL QIS Advisory Committee Meeting Information

Early Learning Advisory Council

Please refer to the California Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) Web site for new information regarding the ELAC.

Steering Committee

• 2010 CAEL QIS Steering Committee Meeting Information

• 2009 CAEL QIS Steering Committee Meeting Information

Sub-Committees

* ATTENTION: The Design and Workforce Subcommittees have cancelled their last remaining meeting for 2010.

• Design
  
• Finance
  
• Workforce
  
• Data
  
• Family Involvement

Resources

• 2010 Public Hearings: CAEL QIS Work-to-date (PDF; 1MB)
• 2009 Interim Report (PDF)
• Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
• Structural predictors of child care quality in child care homes. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17, 87-105.
• Relating quality of center-based child care to early cognitive and language development longitudinally. Child Development, Vol. 71, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 2000), pp. 339-357.
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Child Care Research Network. (1996). Characteristics of infant child care: Factors contributing to positive caregiving. Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• NICHD Early Childcare Research Network (2002). Child-care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on your children’s development. Psychological Science,13(3), 199-206.
• Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs (PDF)
• Kidsdata: Data About California Children
• Early Childhood Education Senate Hearing: CAEL QIS and ELAC Overview Presentation (PDF; 1MB)
• Compendium of Quality Rating Systems and Evaluations - Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• QRIS Resources - NAEYC
• Child Care Helps America Work and Learn
• Responding to the Needs of Young Latino Children: State Efforts to Build Comprehensive Early Learning Systems (PDF; 1MB)
• “The Science and Psychology of Infant-Toddler Care: How an Understanding of Early Learning has Transformed Child Care.”
• The Next Step in Systems-Building: Early Childhood Advisory Councils and Federal Efforts to Promote Policy Alignment in Early Childhood
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Matrix of Child Care Development Programs (XLS)
• California County Superintendent Educational Services Association (CCSESA)
• Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations
• Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1
• California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)
• Build - Quality Rating Improvement Systems for a Multi-Ethnic Society (PDF)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Quality Benchmark for Cultural Competence Project (PDF)
• Program for Infant Toddler Care
• QRIS Definition and Statewide Systems

Press Releases

• CDE News Release: State Schools Chief Jack O’Connell Announces Signing of Important Preschool Bills.