Recommendations to Strengthen Rhode Island’s Child Care Licensing Regulations and Compliance Procedures to Support a Strong Program Quality Rating System
Prepared for Rhode Island KIDS COUNT by the National Association for Regulatory Administration

Rhode Island’s Quality Rating System: Accomplishments, Next Steps and Framework
BrightStars

Quality Child Care and Early Learning in Rhode Island
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT

Stair Steps to Quality: A Guide for States and Communities Developing Quality Rating Systems for Early Care and Education 
Anne Mitchell for United Way of America

Financing Quality Rating Systems: Lessons Learned
Louise Stoney for United Way of America

State Policies on Accreditation and Quality Ratings Systems and Tiered Reimbursement Programs 
National Association for the Education of Young Children

Quality Rating Systems and the Impact on Quality in Early Care and Education Settings from the National Child Care Information Center

Environmental Rating Scales: ECERS, ITERS, FDCERS, SACERS 

National Association for the Education of Young Children Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation 

National Association for Family Child Care Accreditation Information 

National Afterschool Association Accreditation 

Effective Preschool Curricula and Teaching Strategies
National Center for Children in Poverty