Quality Improvement
Early educators can make a big difference in the lives of young children.
DEC believes that child- and educator-centered quality improvement efforts will create better experiences for all. We provide resources and assistance to help educators plan and track their professional development and quality improvement efforts.
Programs funded by DEC are required to uphold Early Learning For All Quality Standards and participate in quality improvement monitoring.
WELS Quality Portal
The WELS Quality Portal helps Early Learning for All (ELFA) programs manage quality improvement support in one place. Programs use the portal to update site and classroom information, manage Quality Improvement Plans, register for trainings, and access coaching logs and resources.
Professional Development & Training
DEC provides targeted training opportunities to all programs within the Early Learning For All Network. These opportunities are designed to support programs with their Quality Improvement Plans based on our local Quality Standards with the ultimate goal of creating a system that ensures every child in San Francisco can thrive and learn.
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This weekly bulletin highlights upcoming DEC Funded Training. The bulletin will be sent from [email protected]. If you have not done so already, please add this email address to your contacts and “safe-senders” list to avoid DEC messages getting routed to your spam folder.
ECE Training Calendar
Events
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Infant-Toddler CLASS Environment Overview
Virtual EventLearn about the Infant-Toddler CLASS Environment tool and how it can be used to enhance the classroom environment to better support meaningful interactions. Eng. Infant-Toddler CLASS Environment Overview
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Resumen de CLASS de Niños Pequeños Español (Toddler CLASS Overview)
Virtual EventEsta serie en dos (2) partes proporcionará una descripción general de la herramienta CLASS para niños pequeños; cómo las herramientas se complementan entre sí; y cómo se ve esto en […]
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Acompáñanos en el Resumen de CLASS de Niños Pequeños Español (Toddler CLASS Overview)
Virtual EventEsta serie en dos (2) partes proporcionará una descripción general de la herramienta CLASS para niños pequeños; cómo las herramientas se complementan entre sí; y cómo se ve esto en […]
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Resumen de CLASS de Niños Pequeños Español (Toddler CLASS Overview)
Virtual EventEsta serie en dos (2) partes proporcionará una descripción general de la herramienta CLASS para niños pequeños; cómo las herramientas se complementan entre sí; y cómo se ve esto en […]
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Acompáñanos en el Resumen de CLASS de Niños Pequeños Español (Toddler CLASS Overview)
Virtual EventEsta serie en dos (2) partes proporcionará una descripción general de la herramienta CLASS para niños pequeños; cómo las herramientas se complementan entre sí; y cómo se ve esto en […]
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LOOSE PARTS PLAY & TINKERING RESOURCES IN SAN FRANCISCO
City College John Adams Center Room 57Dear San Francisco Community: Join us to co-create learning opportunities for SF Early Childhood educators, children & families. Help us collect and organize clean, natural and recyclable materials at the Loose Parts & Tinkering Resources Room at the San Francisco City College, John Adams Center, room 57.
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Together for Every Child: Family-Teacher Partnerships for Equity and Belonging
tbdVirtual EventTogether for Every Child is a multilingual learning series for educators, families, and caregivers focused on building communities rooted in equity, belonging, and strong family-teacher partnerships. Through reflection, discussion, family-centered […]
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Learning Together: Building Effective ECE Curriculum – 共同學習：設計促進孩子全面成長與學習的幼教課程 (普通話) – Aprendiendo Juntos: Diseñando un Currículo Efectivo en Educación Temprana – 共同學習：設計促進孩子全面成長與學習的幼教課程 (廣東話)
City College of San Francisco : Judson Village 423 Judson Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn this training we will explore the power of curriculum development and its role in the classroom. We will take a deep dive into what we know and reflect on enhancing/growing our curriculum development skills. Through this training educators will come away with an awareness of state requirements and a deeper understanding of how […]
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Desde Balbucear, a hablar, hasta Aprender: Iniciando con la Alfabetización de bebes, Niños Pequeños y Preescolares
Acompañenos a transformar nuestras aulas en entornos ricos en lenguaje, donde se celebren todos los idiomas y se brinden multiples oportunidades para explorar, utilizar el lenguaje, y aprender a comprender y leer el mundo. Compartiremos como estrablecer y fortalecer alianzas con las familias quienes estan cultivando con sus hijos el hablar, cantar y compartir historias. […]
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Desde Balbucear, a hablar, hasta Aprender: Iniciando con la Alfabetización de bebes, Niños Pequeños y Preescolares
Virtual EventBabling Flyer Trainnings 2026(Spanish) Acompañenos a transformar nuestras aulas en entornos ricos en lenguaje, donde se celebren todos los idiomas y se brinden multiples oportunidades para explorar, utilizar el lenguaje, […]
Coaching
Multilingual coaches are available to support center-based and family child care programs through a strength-based approach that supports their vision, goals, and efforts toward improving quality. DEC coaches offer individualized onsite coaching to support educators’ efforts to achieve quality improvements that will create better experiences for the children in their programs.
Why Coaching
How to Get Coaching Services
About Our Quality Improvement Approach
Teaching is learning. Quality improvement efforts that are based on rich relationships and driven by educators with children’s best interests in mind create lasting benefits.
With that goal, DEC invests in and partners with early childhood professionals and programs. ECE educators who are committed to continuous quality improvement can:
- Create a road map to high quality
- Connect with colleagues to talk about teaching
- Meet and become an inspiring mentor
- Participate in a community of practice
- Gain skills, knowledge, and new attitudes
- Find support to be a reflective teacher
- Access tangible resources for improving their program environment
- Support every child in their program to succeed
DEC provides robust citywide technical assistance, coaching, training, and resources to meet national standards for quality early care and education.
Our services progressively focus on supporting programs with the greatest quality improvement needs. Initial priority for services is given to publicly funded early care and education programs serving low-income or children with special needs.
For more resources on assessments, health and safety, and professional development, visit the Quality Resources page. For QRIS Ratings, visit our QRIS Ratings page.
Contact
Quality Improvement Team
Contact for questions about:
- DEC-funded professional development and trainings for early educators.
Jennifer Delos Reyes, Quality Early Learning Programs Manager
Contact for questions about:
- ECE coaching services or other general questions about early learning quality.