The purposes of the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act are to (1) provide accountability for public funds invested in child care and early childhood education programs, (2) provide a path to higher quality for child care and early childhood education programs, (3) provide parents a tool by which to evaluate the quality of child care and early childhood education programs, and (4) improve child development and school readiness outcomes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-1953