Measuring child-staff ratios in child care centers: Balancing effort and representativeness

Author(s): Le, Vi-Nhuan; Perlman, Michal; Zellman, Gail L.; Hamilton, Laura S.;
Date Issued: 2006
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science (Firm)
Description: An examination of the effectiveness of methods used to measure child-staff ratios in child care center classrooms, comparing ratio data from a single classroom over a short period of time with ratio data from multiple classrooms over longer periods of time
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Journal Title: Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Volume Number: 21
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 267-279
Topics: Research & Evaluation Methods > Evaluation Methods > Process Evaluation

Child Care & Early Education Quality > Process Quality

Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > Provider Type/Setting > Center-Based Child Care & Early Education
Country: United States
States: COLORADO
ISSN: 0885-2006 Paper
1873-7706 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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