Elevate is the Office of Early Childhood’s (OEC) quality improvement system.
It’s for licensed and license-exempt family child cares, centers, and group homes.
Our system gives child care providers the tools and guidance they need to improve their programs over time at their own pace.
Elevate’s 3 Levels of Engagement
Elevate Members provide healthy and safe care for families by meeting licensing requirements from OEC. Get resources to develop your program.
Member+ programs and providers have taken the next step and have an approved Elevate Program Plan with OEC. See resources for our Member+ programs.
Member Accredited programs have been accredited by NAEYC or NAFCC — or are approved by Head Start or Early Head Start. See our resources and tools.
Get started with Elevate
Service Navigators are experienced guides who can talk about your program’s needs and direct you to resources. Connect with a Service Navigator.
How do you want to improve your program? Refresh your curriculum? Hire new staff? Upgrade your classroom? Focus Areas can guide you to SMART Goal development. Learn about our 5 focus areas.
Creating SMART Goals and action steps are key in building your program’s quality. Your plan outlines how to get your program from where it is today to where you want to be. Learn how to create a Plan.
Questions
We can help. Connect with a Service Navigator to learn more about Elevate.