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Project

Quality Assurance Report (QAR) Program - DESE

Center:

MO-University of Missouri, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Melissa Newkirk
[email protected]
816-235-1770

Project Description:

The DESE Office of Childhood aims to create a quality assurance program that can be used for continuous improvement in early childhood programs and also to inform parents of the degree to which individual programs make progress on quality indicators. The goal of these activities is to increase the overall quality of early care and education experiences for children from birth through age five. The specific purpose of this scope of work is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the QAR Project for all programs currently participating in the QAR Project, as well as additional programs enrolled in 2023.

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood – General, quality assurance; quality outcomes; early childhood programs

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State