A team of local early learning partners participate in the Quality Start Riverside County Consortia. These partners include: First 5 Riverside; Riverside County Office of Education; Consortium for Early Learning Services; Lovett’s Children, Inc; Riverside Unified School District; California Baptist University; College of the Desert; Family Service Association; Department of Public Health Nurse Family Partnership; Riverside University Health System, Behavioral Health; University of California Riverside; Department of Public Social Services; Community Action Partnership; Inland Empire Regional Office Community Care Licensing; and Southern California Child Care Advocate.
Quality Start is operated by First 5 Riverside County, Riverside County Office of Education, and the Consortium for Early Learning Services.
What is Qualtiy Start Riverside County?
Quality Start Riverside County helps early learning programs improve their quality. Quality Start provides opportunities for early educators to receive training, access professional development, and, ultimately, raise the quality of their programs. It also helps to increase access to high quality services and resources to better support families and children. Quality Start brings together educators, families, and community partners around the common goal of making sure that all children ages 0 through 5 are happy, healthy, and ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Quality Start supports high quality early learning environments by:
- Establishing standards of quality for early learning programs.
- Measuring programs using these standards.
- Offering coaching, training, and professional development opportunities to early educators.
- Giving parents and caregivers resources to find high quality programs for their children.
To learn more about Quality Start quality standards and see program ratings, visit the Quality Start site.