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13 indicators of quality child care: Research update An annotated bibliography of research conducted since 1992 on thirteen key child care quality indicators used in developing child care licensing regulations. |
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Caregiver Observation Form and Scale |
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Child Care/Early Childhood Development Training Survey |
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Child care quality, compliance with regulations, and children's development: The Pennsylvania study in quality in child care: What does research tell us? |
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Child care quality improvement using proximal learning and mentoring An exploration of the influence of a provider training program on the improvement of child care program quality, based on a sample of 62 caregivers from 10 child care centers in central Pennsylvania; and an investigation of the effect of participation in a proximal learning/mentoring intervention program on early childhood teachers’ improvement of the overall quality of their programs, based on a sample of 19 directors and lead teachers from licensed child care centers |
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Child Care Quality Indicators Scale |
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Child Development Program Evaluation Scale |
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Comparison of Head Start and child care facilities in Pennsylvania An examination of data from two previous descriptive studies of quality in Pennsylvania Head Start classrooms and child care centers to study individual factors that might contribute to the higher level of quality found in the Head Start classrooms as compared with the child care centers |
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A comparison of international child care and US child care using the NACCRRA child care benchmarks A comparison against a set of benchmarks of child care regulations in the United States and in other countries |
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Cumberland County and Great Carlisle Area United Way: Success by Six: ECERS-R training An evaluation of a workshop designed to teach child care center directors and staff how to use the revised version of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale to assess their own centers and knowledge of environmental quality |
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Cumberland County and Greater Carlisle Area United Way Success by Six ECERS-R training A description of a quality self-assessment training program for child care teachers and directors, and findings from a survey of pre-training and post-training knowledge and behaviors, based on a sample of 62 early childhood educators in Cumberland County and Greater Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
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Differential Monitoring Logic Model and Algorithm (DMLMA): A new Early Childhood Program Quality Indicator Model (ECPQIM) for early care and education regulatory agencies A presentation of a model for integrating various early care and education monitoring systems |
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Early care and education: The keystone of Pennsylvania's future: Preparing our children for success A report on the quality of child care provided statewide in Pennsylvania Head Start programs, preschools, child care centers, group child care homes, family child care homes, and unregulated providers |
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The effectiveness of an infant mentoring project An inquiry into the links between child care director-caregiver mentoring and quality of infant care programs, based on a sample of 52 caregivers from 27 centers in south central Pennsylvania, assessed using the Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS), the Arnett Caregiver Observation Scale, the Bloom Organizational Climate Scale, and the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI) |
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The effectiveness of an infant mentoring project: Preliminary findings Preliminary results of an evaluation of an infant mentoring project designed to improve quality of Pennsylvanian infant care programs |
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Effectiveness of internet training for child caregivers: Mastering early childhood course content and learner satisfaction: A comparison of regular classroom instruction with three variations on internet delivery via the Penn State World Campus A study to assessing the effectiveness of the Internet as a training modality for childcare staff |
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Evaluation of Keystone STARS quality rating system: Preliminary results A presentation of preliminary findings from an investigation into the relationship of Pennsylvania child care providers' ratings in the Keystone STARS quality rating system to observed quality of child care, based on assessments of 40 center-based and family child care programs |
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Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Keystone STARS Quality Rating System in child care settings An observational study examining the effects of Pennsylvania’s Keystone STARS Quality Rating System on child care quality in participating child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes |
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Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Keystone STARS Quality Rating System in child care settings [Executive summary] A summary of an observational study examining the effects of Pennsylvania’s Keystone STARS Quality Rating System on child care quality in participating child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes |
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Family and group child care homes: Factors underlying quality of care: PA 2002 A study comparing key provider structural characteristics and practices described from a telephone survey with the level of quality observed in the child care home using data from two previous studies examining quality in Pennsylvania family and group child care homes |
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Family and group child care homes: Factors underlying quality of care: PA 2002 [Executive summary] A summary of a study comparing key provider structural characteristics and practices described from a telephone survey with the level of quality observed in the child care home using data from two previous studies examining quality in Pennsylvania family and group child care homes |
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Home-based and family child care: Characteristics and quality issues An exploration of the characteristics of home-based child care and family child care settings, and a description of program quality determinants such as curricula, professional development opportunities, and program purpose |
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How on-site mentoring improves the quality of infant and toddler child care providers A summary of the design, implementation, and randomized trial evaluation of a mentoring training program for infant and toddler center-based child care workers |
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Improving child care quality through an infant caregiver mentoring project An examination of a child care mentoring project designed to improve the quality of infant and toddler child care programs in south central Pennsylvania, based on a sample of 52 caregivers |
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Licensing related indicators of quality child care A summary of thirteen key child care quality indicators to be considered by state child care agencies when revising state child care licensing regulations |
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