Promote Effectiveness & Cohesion

Quality Improvement & Coaching

Evidence-based resources that target strengthening instructional practices, enhancing program quality, and supporting professional growth.

Leverage the quality improvement and coaching tools on CLI Engage to advance a wide variety of initiatives and methods that promote effectiveness and cohesion in the early childhood field in Texas.

CLI Engage provides evidence-based quality improvement and coaching resources to help early childhood teachers, administrators, coaches, and other education professionals strengthen instructional practices, enhance program quality, and support professional growth through targeted goal-setting. Our quality improvement and coaching tools have been used in Texas for decades, developed and piloted in CLI's Texas School Ready program.

  • Quality Improvement: Access research-based tools and resources to evaluate program quality, identify areas for improvement, and strengthen early childhood learning environments.
  • Coaching and Professional Support: Explore coaching strategies and resources to support educator development, improve instructional practices, and encourage professional growth.
  • Continuous Improvement: Use assessment tools, feedback, and evidence-based strategies to set goals, monitor progress, and enhance the quality of early childhood education.


Circle Continuous Quality Improvement System

Circle Continuous Quality Improvement System helps prekindergarten educators strengthen teaching practices through observation, coaching, and goal-setting.

Best Fit For: Teachers, Administrators

Age Group: Infant-Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten

Classroom Environment Checklist

Classroom Environment Checklist helps early childhood educators assess, improve, and track the quality of infant, toddler, pre-K, and kindergarten learning environments.

Best Fit For: Teachers, Administrators

Age Group: Infant-Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten

Family Engagement

CLI’s family engagement resources make the most of procedures you likely already have in place, such as progress monitoring, homework, parent-teacher conferences, and open houses.

Age Group: Infant-Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Early Elementary

HB 3 Implementation

The Children’s Learning Institute has prepared the following information to help your school district or charter school implement the new requirements established by HB 3 (86th Texas Legislature, 2019).

Age Group: Infant-Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Early Elementary

High Quality Prekindergarten Alignment

The Children’s Learning Institute at UTHealth Houston has managed the ongoing implementation and enhancement of the Texas School Ready (TSR) Project since its inception in 2003.

Professional Learning Sessions Collection

Professional Learning Sessions Collection offers professional development resources, CDA support, and CTE lessons to help educators, coaches, and future teachers build early childhood expertise.

Best Fit For: Teachers, Administrators

Age Group: Pre-K, Kindergarten

Public-Private Partnerships

Public-Private Partnerships provide guidance, resources, and partnership models that help Texas early childhood programs expand access, improve quality, and support school readiness.

Best Fit For: Directors, Administrators

Age Group: Infant-Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Early Elementary

Recursos para lista de indicadores del desarrollo

Recursos para maestros y familias sobre los indicadores del desarrollo.

Best Fit For: Teachers

Age Group: Infant-Toddler

State & National Resources

Best Fit For: Teachers, Directors, Administrators

Age Group: Infant-Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Early Elementary

Teacher Coaching

Teacher Coaching provides coaching resources, observation tools, and collaborative supports that help educators improve teaching quality, set goals, and enhance child outcomes.

Best Fit For: Teachers

Age Group: Infant-Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Early Elementary