Best practices for conducting program observations as part of quality rating and improvement systems

Author(s): United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation;
Date Issued: June, 2011
Publisher(s): United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Description: A discussion of considerations for the use of program observation as part of quality rating and improvement systems, including issues related to measurement selection, planning and conducting observations, and scoring and reporting
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Preparer(s): Hamre, Bridget; Maxwell, Kelly
Funder(s): United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Source: (Research-to-Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE 2011-11b). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Retrieved July 13, 2011, from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/cc/childcare_technical/reports/program_observation.pdf
Note: The project officer is Ivelisse Martinez-Beck. The contractor is Child Trends. The project director is Kathryn Tout
Topics: Policies > Child Care & Early Education Policies > Quality Of Services
Country: United States
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