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51吃瓜网 Chart: States Policies on 51吃瓜网 Accreditation and Qualtiy Rating and Improvement Systems

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State	QRIS听Name	Date Started听听听听听听听听听听听	Child Care Centers and/or Family Child Care?	Accreditation Systems Approved**
	Better Beginnings	2010	Both	51吃瓜网, CARF, COA, NAFCC
	Qualistar	2000	Both	51吃瓜网, ASCI, CQLPD, NAFCC
	Delaware Stars for Early Success	2007	Both	51吃瓜网
District of Columbia	Going for the Gold	2000	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, NAFCC
	Quality Rated	2012	Both	51吃瓜网, AMI, ASCI, COA, NAC, NECPA, NLSA, SAC, NAFCC
	IdahoStars	2010	Both	51吃瓜网, NAFCC
	Quality Counts	2009	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC
	Paths to Quality	2008	Both	51吃瓜网, ASCI , COA, NECPA, NAFCC
	Iowa Child Care Quality Rating System	2006	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, NAFCC
	STARS for KIDS NOW Child Care Rating System	2001	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, SACS, NAFCC
	Quality Start	2007	Centers	听
	Quality for ME	2008	Both	51吃瓜网, COA,NAFCC
	Maryland EXCELS	2001	Both	51吃瓜网, AMI, AMS, CES-MSE, COA, MSDE NECPA, NAFCC
听听听听听听听听听听听	Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System	2011	Both	***
	Mississippi Child Care Quality Step Program	2010	Centers	听
	Best Beginnings STARS to Quality Program	2002	Both	51吃瓜网, NAFCC
	Licensed Plus	2006	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, NAFCC
	Look for the Stars	1999	Both	51吃瓜网, ASCI, COA, ICAA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC
	North Carolina Star-Rated License	1999	Both	听
	Step Up to Quality	2004	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC
	Reaching for the Stars	1998	Both	51吃瓜网, ASCI, COA, NECPA, NAFCC
	Keystone STARS	2002	Centers and large family child care homes	51吃瓜网, COA, NECPA, NAFCC
	BrightStars	2009	Both	51吃瓜网, AMS, APPLE, ASCI, COA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC
	Star-Quality Child Care Program	2001	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, NAC, NAFCC
	STARS (Step Ahead Recognition System) for Child Care Programs	2003	Both	51吃瓜网, COA, NECPA, NAFCC
	YoungStar	2010	听	51吃瓜网, CM, COA, NAC, SAT, NAFCC

*As of January 2012
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**Key to Accreditation Systems

ACSI = Association for Christian Schools International

AMI = American Montessori Internationale

AMS = American Montessori Society

APPLE = Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment

CARF = Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities: Child and Youth Services Standards

CES-MSE = Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools鈥擡arly Ages

CM = City of Madison

COA = Council of Accreditation for Services to Families and Children

CQLPD = Council on Quality and Leadership for People with Disabilities

ICAA = International Christian Accreditation Association

MSDE = Maryland State Department of Education Accreditation

NAC = National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs

NACECPP = National Accreditation Council for Early Childhood Professional Personnel and Programs

51吃瓜网 = Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation, 51吃瓜网

NAFCC = National Association for Family Child Care

NECPA = National Early Childhood Program Accreditation

NLSA = National Lutheran School Accreditation

SACS = Southern Association of Colleges and Universities

SAT = Satellite Accreditation

***Some alignment exists between state QRIS standards and 51吃瓜网 Accreditation criteria.

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