Advances in neuroscience have made the critical importance of the earliest years in a child's life abundantly clear. Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in states must account for the specific elements necessary to ensure infants and toddlers are participating in high-quality care and education. This means also means attending, in the QRIS design and implementation, to the particular needs and strengths of family- and home-based child care, whose workforce is responsible for the majority of the nation's infants and toddlers. Here are some resources to help:
