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Providers Participating in Step Up To Quality Reaching Step 3 or Higher

Childcare providers continue to enroll in the step up to quality program

In 2013, Nebraska passed the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act.¹² This act provides training and subsidies to encourage childcare providers’ participation in a quality rating system. The program’s first year of operation was 2015.

• As of 2021, 27 childcare providers in Lincoln reached Step 3 in the Step Up to Quality program. This is a slight decrease from 29 childcare providers in 2020, but a net increase from 14 childcare providers in 2017.

Footnotes

12.  Step Up to Quality Child Care Act, Nebraska Revised Statute 71-1961.