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• The RPP included a leadership team, composed of multiple members for each lead organization/agency; this collaborative structure contributed to the success of the partnership.
• The strong partnerships established and the consistent maintenance of relationships through meetings and sharing of research materials led to successful data collection efforts that yielded useful and relevant information for QSLA leaders.
• Understanding which QSLA stakeholders to include in advisory roles took time and more members were added to the advisory committee after the first few initial meetings.
• QSLA sensemaking participants and the leadership team viewed disseminating findings from research activities through various memos and presentations as a generally successful aspect of the partnership.
• Developmental evaluations are dynamic by design, and the rapid feedback and evolving nature is mostly beneficial; however, at times findings were presented based on data collected from a version of the QSLA model or model components that had already changed.

In 2018, the RAND Corporation entered into a research-practice partnership (RPP) with Quality Start Los Angeles (QSLA), Los Angeles County's quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) for early learning providers serving children from birth to age 5. RAND conducted a developmental evaluation of selected QSLA components, including coaching, assessment technical assistance, and early learning providers' perceptions of their QSLA quality tier ratings. This report provides insights into the strengths and challenges from the developmental evaluation, and lessons learned from the RPP. The authors present recommendations to help other partnerships—particularly those with multi-organization systems—establish strong and open relationships that can positively influence evidence-based decisionmaking, and ultimately improve child and youth outcomes.

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