TY - JOUR T1 - A Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) Model: The Catalyst for Quality Childcare Center AU - Ismail, Siti Noor AU - Don, Yahya AU - Husi, Fauzi AU - Yaacob, Aizan JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 30 SP - 7336 EP - 7340 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.7336.7340 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.7336.7340 KW - Quality Improvements and Accreditation System (QIAS) model KW -accreditation system KW -childcare center KW -safety KW -health AB - The development of the holistic child is closely linked to the quality of the relationships experienced with others, as stated in the quality areas and principles in the QIAS Quality Practices Guide. By investigating the NCAC Quality Practice Guide, this study introduces the concept of the QIAS model more effectively. There are seven proportion quality areas in the QIAS which are staff relationships with children and peers; partnerships with families; programming and evaluation; children’s experiences and learning; protective care and safety; health, nutrition and wellbeing and managing to support quality. As a conclusion, this QIAS instrument is able to serve as a guidelines to the childcare center on what is needed and required to be look into and take into consideration in order to ensure the quality of childcare centers. ER -