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Committees hear plans to reshape QRIS, support workforce and sustain data registry
Summary
CDSS and CDE described equity‑centered revisions to California’s Quality Rating and Improvement System, investments in professional development and concern about the sunset of funding for the statewide workforce registry.
The hearing reviewed quality, workforce and professional‑development investments tied to the Master Plan and recent state grants.
CDSS and CDE officials described a planned shift in California’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) from a point‑based rating to a recognition or continuum model that centers family and community values, multilingual practices and inclusive approaches for children with disabilities. CDSS said an “equity‑centered QRS advisory panel” has been meeting since August 2024 and will make recommendations by November 2025.
CDE outlined how state preschool quality improvement funding (the CSPP QRS block grant) is used by county offices of education to deliver coaching, professional development and program supports. Stephen Propheter said the $50 million annual appropriation for the block grant has not increased since 2014 and has lost purchasing power; the department is working to focus those funds on elements tied most closely to child outcomes, such as adult‑child interactions and CLASS implementation.
Both departments raised a shared concern about the California early‑childhood workforce registry, which has been funded largely by First 5 California and is scheduled to see funding sunsets. The registry provides educator profiles, training approvals and a stipend module used in many counties to administer grants. CDE and CDSS described steps to maintain core registry functions (through SECO and technical assistance) and requested resources to avoid fragmentation of workforce data.
Why it matters: Program quality and workforce stability are central to outcomes for young children; changing the rating system, supporting CLASS implementation and sustaining a centralized workforce registry are structural steps that affect coaching, credentialing and local quality supports.
Ending: Agencies requested ongoing funding and technical assistance to scale training, maintain the registry functions and refine the QRIS recognition model. Committees signaled interest in sustaining or replacing key infrastructure investments that underpin local quality supports.
