Kristine Merz 
A quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) succeeds only when it’s seen as valuable by all those involved in early care and education. And it can only be seen as valuable … Read more
Yard signs are one of the best public-facing communication strategies you can use for promoting your QRIS. But don’t use them during election season when it will send the wrong message. … Read more
Recap In Part 1 of this series, you learned the right questions to ask in developing a communications strategy to support your state’s quality rating and improvement system. In Part 2, … Read more
When developing and implementing your QRIS, offering as many benefits as possible for participating providers can help attract new providers. And even better: some of those benefits can be used to … Read more
Recap In Part 1 of this series, you learned the right questions to ask in developing a communications strategy to support your state’s quality rating and improvement system. In Part 2, … Read more
Why we question the value of marketing communications I recently had a conversation with two colleagues about why people don’t value marketing communications and branding identity. We concluded that some organizations … Read more
Recap In Part 1 of this series, you learned the right questions to ask in developing a communications strategy to support your state’s quality rating and improvement system. In Part 2, … Read more
If your state is evolving the standards for its quality rating and improvement system, you also have an opportunity to reassess the way others see your QRIS—and, in the process, significantly … Read more
Recap In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how to create a communications framework for reaching out to parents. In Part 2 we reviewed strategy and tactics, as well as … Read more
Recap In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how to create a communications framework for reaching out to parents. In Part 2 we reviewed strategy and tactics, as well as … Read more