Activities
The California Department of Education (CDE) will redesign the state’s quality assurance protocols and implement a multiyear competitive process to ensure accountability and opportunities for continuous improvement.
CDE will also streamline the state’s quality infrastructure and investments, including Quality Counts California (QCC), and adopt best practices to focus on elements of quality that affect child outcomes.
The California Department of Education (CDE) has worked in tandem with state partners to align state agency grants for the upcoming 2023-24 fiscal year. The request for applications for the California State Preschool Program Quality Rating and Improvement System Block Grant was released in spring 2023. The CDE, the California Department of Social Services, and First 5 California have been quality partners in the redesign and streamlining process to ensure all programs are supported by Quality Counts California.
As this high-level transformative work moves forward to co-create a quality system that recognizes culture, equity, diversity, and belonging, the CDE is committed to focusing on the elements of quality that ensure accountability and provide opportunities for continuous quality improvement through multitiered systems of support.
If you are a family member, child care provider, administrator, or state or local leader, and you would like to learn more or have any questions regarding the Preschool Development Grant, we welcome your input.