Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Child Development and Early Education (Division), to update and revise the quality rating improvement system (QRIS) so that it includes alternative pathways for licensed child care facilities to earn a license of two to five stars based on program standards and education levels of staff as follows: (1) a pathway focused on program assessment; (2) a pathway focused on classroom and instructional quality; (3) a pathway focused on accreditation; and (4) any other pathway regarding updating the QRIS designated by the North Carolina Child Care Commission (Commission).

Statutes affected:
Filed: 110-90
Edition 1: 110-90