Nebraska § 71-1956 Child care and early childhood education
program; rating; quality rating criteria

Nebraska Statutes

§ 71-1956 — Child care and early childhood education program; rating; quality rating criteria

Nebraska § 71-1956

Ch. 71Public Health and Welfare

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1956 (2026).

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(1)Each applicable child care and early childhood education program which applies under section 71-1957 to participate in the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955 shall be rated on a quality scale using ratings labeled steps one through five and based on quality rating criteria.

(2)Quality rating criteria shall be used to assign a quality scale rating as appropriate for the specific step. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to:

(a)Licensing requirements as specified in the Child Care Licensing Act;

(b)Facility safety and management;

(c)Child development and school readiness outcomes;

(d)Program curriculum, learning environment, and adult-child interactions;

(e)Professional development and training;

(f)Family engagement;

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(1) Each applicable child care and early
childhood education program which applies under section 71-1957 to participate
in the quality rating and improvement system developed pursuant to section 71-1955 shall be rated on a quality scale using ratings labeled steps one
through five and based on quality rating criteria.
(2) Quality
rating criteria shall be used to assign a quality scale rating as appropriate
for the specific step. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Licensing
requirements as specified in the Child Care Licensing Act;
(b) Facility
safety and management;
(c) Child development and school readiness outcomes;
(d) Program
curriculum, learning environment, and adult-child interactions;
(e) Professional
development and training;
(f) Family engagement;
(g) Program administration;
(h) Standards
used by nationally recognized accrediting bodies approved by the State Department
of Education; and
(i) Other standards as required by the State Department of Education
for prekindergarten services and prekindergarten programs established pursuant
to section 79-1104 and federal performance standards for Head Start and Early
Head Start programs.