CYC has been working with the United Way of Central Iowa to lead the Central Iowa Quality Counts team (Polk, Dallas, and Warren Counties). This team uses the Youth PQA and its corresponding improvement process to raise the bar related to youth program quality. Not only do they raise the bar, they help organizations improve practices to impact youth developmental outcomes.

This tool and related work, developed by the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation and supported by the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, offers programs the ability to do self-assessment. It also offers external assessment and creation of a plan for improvement, effectively coaching their staff to improve areas they identify as issue areas.

Our Team’s Youth PQA work and services include training in the assessment tool, reliable external assessment for an organization or program offering, and follow-up trainings using the ten Youth Work Methods workshops and other customized workshops addressing your specific needs. We will work with you to determine the fit of this particular tool and whether internal or external assessment is the better fit for you. For more information, contact us.