Early Learning and Care Quality Assessment Requirements

Preschool


1 or 2	3	4 or 5
Does Not Meet Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Staff do not initiate verbal/non-verbal interactions Staff repeatedly do not build on or expand on verbal/non-verbal interactions Staff repeatedly do not role-model developmentally-appropriate descriptions and directions Staff repeatedly do not ask open-ended questions	Verbal/non-verbal interactions are a balance of teacher and child directed Staff model active listening skills Staff are observed participating in play with children	Staff extend verbal/non-verbal interactions with materials Staff extend children's vocabulary Staff encourage verbal/non-verbal interactions between children