Our Programs

Quality Counts
Raising the Quality of Early Learning & Care

We are Improving Quality

Many of Tuolumne County Preschools, Family Child Care Homes, and Private Centers have been working hard to improve the quality of their programs.

Professional Development

In 2023/24 Early Childhood Educators in Tuolumne County spent over 1,599 hours building their own capacity and improve their ability to care for our children and earned 62 college units in Child Development.

Developmental Screenings

All of our licensed private and public sites were able to participate in learning about Developmental Screenings, which taught both the providers and parents how to use the Ages and Stages Questionairre.

Social and Emotional Learning

Social and Emotional Learning is foundational to early education.  In 2023/24 our early educators spent over 300 hours recieving coaching supports on how to help develop their program to aid in positive social and emotional development.

Ratings

In a way to show continuous growth and standardize what is proven to enhance the quality of our early education system, a rating system was created. Search Rated Programs below.
Quality Counts Rated Programs
Click Here to View the Rating Criteria
Columbia El. Structured Preschool
Coming Soon- Belleview Structured Preschool
Blue Bell Head Start
Columbia College Child Care Center
Columbia College Structured Preschool
Jamestown Head Start
Soulsbyville Head Start
Summerville Head Start
Apply For a Quality Counts Stipend

For the 8th year, Quality Counts Tuolumne Consortia will be offering our Early Childhood Education field the opportunity to participate in our local “Quality Counts” program.

Why participate?

  • Personalized coaching to strengthen your teaching practice
  • Professional‑development stipends 
  • Networking opportunities with fellow early‑learning professionals across the county
  • Individualized site quality improvement plan and feedback to celebrate successes and guide improvement

How to apply

  1. Complete the short Quality Counts Stipend Application Questionnaire (about 10 minutes).
  2. Submit by October 31 – early submissions are appreciated!

For details and description of each stipend, click the link below that is associated with your program.

START HERE: Quality Counts Stipend Application Questionnaire
Directors of Rated Sites
Directors of Non-Rated Centers
Directors of Family Support Sites
Family Childcare Providers
Individual Stipends
Family, Friends, & Neighbors
Quality Counts Application Portal- New Applicants
Quality Counts Application Portal- Returning Applicants

Home Visitors, Family Advocates, and Family Engagement Staff

The “Quality Counts” Consortium in Tuolumne County is offering incentives for sites that serve families with home visiting and other family support activities to participate in quality improvement activities this year.
This information is for staff employed at:

  • ATCAA Tuolumne Home Base
  • ICES Raising Healthy Families
  • Other sites with a family engagement focus

Questions can be relayed through the site supervisor or directly to Quality Counts to: 
Suzan Greenwood 533-00377 suzang@icesagency.org , 
Beth Barnett bbarnett@tcsos.us , or
Sarah Garcia  536-2070 sgarcia@tcsos.us

Connect to HUBBE

All eligible Professional Development and Education must be submitted on the HUBBE Database System.

Participants must use the HUBBE database system to input:
(1) professional development hours (PD hours);
(2) college units, including attaching transcripts; and
(3) basic information including demographics and education level.

To Visit HUBBE

Click Here