(1) Each applicable child care and early childhood education program which applies under section 71-1957 to participate in the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955 shall be rated on a quality scale using ratings labeled steps one through five and based on quality rating criteria. (2) Quality rating criteria shall be used to assign a quality scale rating as appropriate for the specific step. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Licensing requirements as specified in the Child Care Licensing Act; (b) Facility safety and management; (c) Child development and school readiness outcomes; (d) Program curriculum, learning environment, and adult-child interactions; (e) Professional development and training; (f) Family engagement; (g) Program administration; (h) Standards used by nationally recognized accrediting bodies approved by the State Department of Education; and (i) Other standards as required by the State Department of Education for prekindergarten services and prekindergarten programs established pursuant to section 79-1104 and federal performance standards for Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
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