Marin Quality Counts

• Private Center-based Programs (Title 22)
• Family Child Care Homes & Providers
• Early Head Start and Head Start
• State-funded Preschools and Child Care Programs (Title 5)
• License Exempt Early Learning Programs
• Early Intervention and Special Education programs serving children birth to age five
• Eligible Alternative Sites serving young children, such as libraries and play groups
• Family, Friend, and Neighbor, such as nannies and family members

Your program decides their level of commitment, and each staff person decides how they participate.*

• Professional Learning Level: 
  • Access to free ECE professional development at Marin County Office of Education & Marin Child Care Council
  • Eligible participants have access to incentives and financial awards to support professional and/or academic growth.
  • Sites create a Quality Action Plan around the site goals of quality improvement and/or professional development.
• Coaching Level
  • Includes Professional Learning Level
  • Sites may apply for coaching to support implementation of quality improvement goals, professional development, and/or classroom assessments, such as CLASS, CLASS Environment, Environmental Rating Scale, and Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool.
• Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) Level
  • This level is for CA State Preschool Programs (Title 5) only
  • Includes Professional Learning & Coaching levels
  • Formal Assessment using CLASS
  • Formal QRIS Rating
  • Site Recognition and awards

*QRIS Participation Level is required for CA State Preschool Programs

• Review the MQC Program Guidelines
• Contact Tanya (ttaylor@marinschools.org) or Jody (jody@mc3.org) to answer questions
• Complete the online application or contact Tanya for a paper application.
  • You will be asked to create an account with your email and a password of your choosing (select the link "Don't have an account")
  • You may change the language of your application by selecting another language.
  • Pleas note a "Session" refers to a classroom. For example, if you operate an AM and PM part day program in the same room, that would be considered 2 sessions.

​​​​​Quality Improvement System (QIS) is a voluntary program focused on providing information, resources and support to early care and education programs and providers serving children, birth through age five. Marin's goal is to enhance the quality of early learning programs and recognize the valuable work that is being done in our county. Information, resources and support are provided in the following areas:

• Child Development and School Readiness
• Social Emotional Development
• Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Effective Teacher-Child Interactions
• Professional Development
• Environment
• Program Administration
• Family Engagement

Marin Quality Counts is part of Quality Counts California.