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In 2021, 44 QIS included indicators for centers and 43 QIS included indicators for FCCs. Of these, most include indicators related to professional development (PD) for centers and FCCs (40 and 41, respectively). These indicators include features that centers and FCCs are required to complete in order to achieve points or levels within their QIS.

The most common features of professional development indicators for centers are training (38 QIS) and having a professional development plan (26 QIS). Of the QIS that specified the content of required training, nearly half include an introduction to ERS tools in PD training (18 QIS) and training on health and safety (16 QIS). Just over one-third of QIS include curriculum training (15 QIS), an orientation to the QIS (14 QIS), and social and emotional development training (13 QIS). Some also incorporate training on child development (12 QIS), developmentally appropriate practices (12 QIS), and special needs (12 QIS). Over half of QIS reported other training content (23 QIS).

Similar to centers, the most common features of professional development indicators for FCCs are training (39 QIS) and having a professional development plan (24 QIS). Of the QIS that specified the content of required training, many QIS included an introduction to ERS tools (17 QIS), child development (16 QIS), orientation to the QIS (14 QIS), health and safety (14 QIS), and developmentally appropriate practices (12 QIS). Nearly half of QIS (17) used training content other than what was listed for FCCs.

The figure below shows the number of QIS that include each type of professional development indicator in their standards for both centers and FCCs.  Hover over each bar to see more details.