FOCUS Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System

The FOCUS Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System (TQRIS) is a continuous quality improvement program for New Mexico's early childhood providers (family child care homes, centers, and out-of-school time programs). It provides a structured framework, technical assistance, professional development, and financial incentives—specifically an increase in the per-child subsidy rate—to programs that successfully verify and achieve higher quality star levels. Offered by New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department.