Breakthrough Series Collaborative

Child Trends is highlighting how a Breakthrough Series Collaborative can strengthen continuous quality improvement practices in early care and education programs. The approach brings providers together over time to test and refine strategies for improving classroom quality and child outcomes, offering a structured model for early learning systems seeking sustained improvement.

Child Trends has published a new analysis examining how states can incorporate the Breakthrough Series Collaborative methodology into their early care and education quality improvement systems. The piece offers perspectives on using this collaborative learning approach to strengthen quality initiatives for young children, and is drawing attention from policymakers and early childhood education specialists weighing practical strategies for statewide improvement efforts.