Quality Improvement System (QIS) Refresh Project Support

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) is seeking a vendor to provide core project support, stakeholder engagement, and recommendations for a phased five-year quality plan as part of the Quality Improvement System (QIS) redesign. The selected vendor will work with CDEC to redesign the Colorado Shines Quality Rating and Improvement System, which aims to maintain health and safety standards in child care programs, help early childhood professionals improve the quality of services, and show families that a child care program is committed to quality. The vendor will provide project management, outreach support, analysis of other statewide and national programs, facilitation of feedback sessions, and recommendations for a five-year quality plan. • The project includes providing backbone support for the QIS redesign • The vendor will work with CDEC to redesign the Colorado Shines Quality Rating and Improvement System • The project includes providing project management, outreach support, analysis of other statewide and national programs, facilitation of feedback sessions, and recommendations for a five-year quality plan • The vendor will provide a detailed description of their knowledge and experience with redesigning a QIS • The vendor will provide resumes and/or job descriptions demonstrating staff expertise and qualifications relevant to the proposed services