LENA Start kicked off in Marathon County last year, but now it’s expanding, helping even more parents than before. “Every week it really surprised me —I think as a parent I learned a lot as well. I felt like I was aware of the things I was doing or saying,” Lee said
Every state’s quality system is designed to answer an important question: is a program providing high-quality care and learning experiences for children?
Yet quality is a moving target — in how it’s defined, how it’s measured, how it’s communicated, what it means for children in the classroom. As states evolve their approaches – some using rating systems and others emphasizing continuous quality improvement – understanding the indicators that matter most has never been more important.
