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Paths to QUALITY™ Program for Child Care Providers

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Paths to QUALITY™ is a free, voluntary resource for Indiana child care programs. It offers providers knowledge, training, and coaching, all focused on helping you provide quality child care, preschool, and school-age care. As an early childhood professional, you receive incentives as you advance through each level of care. You can use some incentives to promote or reinvest in your child care program, and other incentives benefit you directly.

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Benefits of Paths to QUALITY™

Why join Paths to QUALITY™?

Paths to QUALITY™ helps professionals and programs provide high quality care and education through free resources, cash and non-cash incentives, professional development opportunities, and one-on-one coaching relationships.

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Becoming a Paths to QUALITY™ provider

Enroll with SPARK Learning Lab

Ready to start down the Paths to QUALITY? Connect with our partners at SPARK Learning Lab to:

  • Register for the Paths to QUALITY Introduction Session
  • Download the Paths to QUALITY Registration from
  • Complete the paperwork
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Paths to QUALITY™ Support

Get Paths to QUALITY™ support

SPARK Learning Lab is your best resource as you move through the levels of Paths to QUALITY. When you are ready for a rating visit, connect with SPARK to request a rating.  They also provide the following services:

  • Trainings through Indiana Learning Paths
  • Paths to QUALITY success tools through My SPARK Learning Lab
  • Paths to QUALITY cohorts
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