Similar to other states, Arkansas' Better Beginnings QRIS draws on elements common to the successful model preschool programs when deemed feasible for local providers. It includes standards for the education and training of staff, parent involvement, and use of a curriculum. To aid in understanding possible effects on children's development, we classify each Better Beginnings standard according to the type of measure: structural (regulatable components of child care that form the foundation of good quality care), process (interactions that directly involve the child, such as presentation of activities and materials to children, behavior management, and the teacher's responsiveness or sensitivity to a child's needs), or global (both structural and process features of care such as the Environmental Rating Scales). In many studies, process measures are most capable of predicting child outcomes. Like many state-wide systems, Better Beginnings primarily contains structural measures. (author abstract)