Public Policy Associates (PPA), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) is in the second year of a four-year implementation evaluation of Michigan’s reimagined Great Start to Quality (GSQ, Michigan’s quality recognition and improvement system or [QRIS]). The reimagined GSQ was formally launched in February 2023.
This Year 2 evaluation report primarily focuses on provider participation, perceptions, and experiences. Using administrative data from July 2021 through May 2024, the research team compared provider participation and ratings in Michigan’s GSQ in the 18-month period leading up to and the 17-month period following the launch of the reimagined system in early 2023. Insights from administrative data are supplemented by providers’ perspectives on and experience with the prior GSQ and reimagined GSQ gathered from surveys and interviews.
You can read the report via the link below.
This report was made possible by Grant Number 90YE0219 from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents of this report are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
