Quality Rating 4: Program Improvement Plan
Requirements
Let’s look at the requirements for Accreditation & Rating Scales: Program Improvement Plan: ACR 3.4.
Review the requirements for your program type.
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Child Care Center
ACR 3.4: Program Improvement Plan
Program has developed a process for continuous quality improvement informed by: Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®); School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale® (SACERS™), for a school-age classroom/designated space; Accreditation self-study; School readiness objectives; and program priorities.
Note: ACR 2 must be rated Met at a level 5 if seeking to meet ACR 3 at level 4.
Documentation to submit: Program Improvement Plan (PIP) and Statement of the Process of Program Improvement
Family Child Care
ACR 3.4: Program Improvement Plan
Program has developed a process for continuous quality improvement, informed by Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®), Accreditation self-study, school readiness goals and objectives, and program priorities.
Note: ACR 2 must be rated Met at a level 5 if seeking to meet ACR 3 at level 4.
Documentation to submit: Program Improvement Plan (PIP) and Statement of the Process of Program Improvement
School-Age Only
ACR 3.4: Program Improvement Plan
Program has developed a process for continuous quality improvement informed by SACERS™ assessment, accreditation self-study, and program priorities and goals.
Note: ACR 2 must be rated Met at level 5 if seeking to meet ACR 3 at level 4.
Documentation to submit: Program Improvement Plan (PIP) and Statement of the Process of Program Improvement