The mission of Achieving Success in Positive Interactions, Relationships, and Environments (ASPIRE) is to strengthen California State Preschool Programs by fostering intentional interactions, supportive relationships, and high-quality environments. Through statewide system development, regional collaboration, and capacity-building efforts, the ASPIRE State Lead equips educators, coaches, and leaders with the tools, training, and knowledge necessary to drive continuous quality improvement and promote positive outcomes for young children.

 

 

The ASPIRE program builds upon over a decade of investments in early care and education quality improvement, from state, federal and local sources, under Quality Counts California (QCC), California’s existing Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS). This work has included many years of investment to support CLASS observations in early care and education programs across the state and provides training and professional development to early educators to improve interactions and support high-quality learning opportunities for all children. The ASPIRE program aligns the CA State Preschool Program's (CSPP's) continuous quality improvement system with a longstanding practice in Head Start programs of using the CLASS to inform coaching and professional development. The ASPIRE program builds upon this essential foundation to ensure robust statewide and regional capacity to support early educators across all CSPP classrooms and settings.