Child Care Quality Indicators Scale for Parents
This free tool and scale is provided for parents who are searching for high quality child care in their communities. It is based upon 50 years of research into the early childhood research literature in identifying key quality indicators drawn from licensing, rules, regulations, professional development, accreditation, quality rating and improvement systems, and other early care and education quality initiatives. It will provide parents with the keys to making decisions about the best child care for their children from infancy through preschool. Please contact Dr Fiene at rfiene@rikinstitute.com if you have questions about the Child Care Quality Indicators scale.
This free tool and scale is provided for parents who are searching for high quality child care in their communities. It is based upon 50 years of research into the early childhood research literature in identifying key quality indicators drawn from licensing, rules, regulations, professional development, accreditation, quality rating and improvement systems, and other early care and education quality initiatives. It will provide parents with the keys to making decisions about the best child care for their children from infancy through preschool. Please contact Dr Fiene at rfiene@rikinstitute.com if you have questions about the Child Care Quality Indicators scale.
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The Early Care and Education Quality Indicators Scale - Fiene
PQI Scale Scoring Protocol
LEVEL Standardized Scores Actual Scores
High Quality
High - Mid Quality
Mid – Low Quality
Low Quality
Mixed Age: 36+
Preschool: 32+
Infant-Toddler: 28+
Mixed Age: 30 – 35
Preschool: 26 - 31
Infant-Toddler: 22 - 27
Mixed Age: 20 – 29
Preschool: 16 - 25
Infant-Toddler: 12 - 21
Mixed Ages: 19 or less
Preschool: 15 or less
Infant-Toddler: 11 or less
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Note:
Members of the Original Saskatchewan Program Quality Work Group were the following:
Ministry of Education: Kim Taylor, Derek Pardy, Cindy Jeanes, Tanya Mengel, Samantha Ecarnot,
Karen Heinrichs, Michelle Vellenoweth, Kristin Jarvis, and NARA Consultant: Rick Fiene.
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Additional Information regarding the psychometrics of the tool contact: Richard Fiene PhD, Research
Psychologist, Research Institute for Key Indicators & Penn State University. RFiene@RIKInstitute.com or
RFiene@NARALicensing.org
Contact Dr Fiene to obtain a copy of the reliability and validity study completed on this scale. Also contact him if
you are interested in being trained on the scale and its use in your particular program. Some of the indicators
might need a bit of adjustment since this scale was developed in the Province of Saskatchewan and reflects their
specific standards in a couple of the indicators, especially #1 and #2. The other indicators #3 - #10 are very
generic and do not need any adjustments.
10/2020; 4/2021; 1/2023; 2/2023; 3/2023 versions
RIKI – Research Institute for Key Indicators and Penn State University
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