
What is QRIS?
Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) is a rating or stars system to raise standards. The QRIS Program known in Monterey County as “Quality Matters” seeks to improve the quality of early care and education by providing parents with a transparent, easy-to-understand rating of child care quality. The QRIS ratings will help parents make more informed choices, increase demand for quality, and providers receive incentives for improving the quality. As consumers, we may chec