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to Quality participants increasing their quality step rating.
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7.11 Early Learning and Development Guidelines and Other Quality Improvement Activities
7.11.1 If quality funds are used to develop, maintain, or implement early learning and development guidelines, describe the measureable indicators that will be used to evaluate the state/territory's progress in improving the quality of child care programs and services and the data on the extent to which the state/territory has met these measures (98.53(f)(3)). Nebraska will track the number of programs participating in Step Up to Quality and will measure the number of programs that move up at least one quality level.
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7.11.2 List and describe any other activities that the state/territory provides to improve the quality of child care services for infants and toddlers, preschool-aged, and school- aged children, which may include consumer and provider education activities, and also describe the measureable indicators of progress for each activity relevant to this use of funds that the state/territory will use to evaluate its progress in improving provider preparedness, child safety, child well-being, or kindergarten entry and the data on the extent to which the state or territory has met these measures. Describe: Nebraska is not currently participating in any other quality improvement activities outside of the QRIS system currently implemented.
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