Lending a Helping Hand
In Warren and Madison Counties
Provider Tips: Ways to promote your home child care business
After going on a field trip, send pictures and a thnk you note and of course your contact information. Most places will hang these up for the public to see.
Offer your current families a Referral Discount. For each referral that signs a contract, their child receives a $10 discount on next week's tuition
Parent Tips: Iowa QRS - What is it & how does it help you?
Q. What is Iowa's Quality Rating System?
A. The Quality Rating System (QRS) is a Voluntary program that offers providers a guided way to improve the quaility of child care they provide
Q. What Do the Levels Mean?
A. A provider who achieves Level 1 has met Iowa's registration or licensing standards. A provider who achieves Level 2 has received additional training and made the first steps toward improving quality. Providers in Levels 3-5 have made significant steps in meeting key indicators of quality in the areas of:
- professional development
- health and safety
- environment
- family and community partnership
- leadership and administration
Q. Who Can Participate?
A. - Registered child development homes
- Licensed child care centers, including preschools, Head Start, Early Head Start, and afterschool programs
- Child care programs that are operated by school districts
Q. Is there a list of Iowa's QRS-Rated Providers
A. A list of Iowa's recognized providers can be found on the Department of Human Services' QRS website:
www.dhs.state.ia.us/irqs
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Warren County (515) 961-5067
Madison County (515) 462-9452