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Issues for the next decade of quality rating and improvement systems
Tout, Kathryn, May, 2009
(Publication No. 2009-14, OPRE Issue Brief No. 3). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of issues related to quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs), including new challenges facing QRISs, QRIS research and evaluation, QRIS design and implementation, and tools for guiding QRIS evaluation efforts

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Mathematics achievement of language-minority students during the elementary years
National Center for Education Statistics, December 2008
(NCES 2009-036). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

An examination of the mathematics achievement of elementary school students in first and fifth grade and its relationship to students' language background

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Measuring and rating quality: A state perspective on the demands for quality measurement in a policy context
Swenson-Klatt, Deborah L., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 347-362). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An account of the implementation of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) for early childhood education and care programs in Minnesota, including information on quality goals, implementation challenges, and recommendations for improvement

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Measuring culturally responsive early care and education
Shrivers, Eva Marie, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 191-225). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A proposal of a framework for the service delivery and quality assessment of cultural responsiveness in early childhood education and care settings, including recommendations for the improvement of measurement strategies and a discussion of the role of cultural responsive care in children's school readiness

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Measuring father involvement in young children's lives: Recommendations for a fatherhood module for the ECLS-B
Greene, Angela D., 2001
(Working Paper No. 2001-02). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A report on the identification and measurement of aspects of father involvement affecting the outcomes of young children and on methodological challenges in measuring father involvement in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort

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Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings
Hegland, Susan M., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 135-160). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview of research on the relationship between children's health status and their development, and a proposal of indicators to measure the health-related components of early childhood education and care settings

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Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching
Brenneman, Kimberly, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 77-103). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An examination of the strengths and weaknesses of current quality measures of early childhood mathematics and science curricula, and recommendations for the development and improvement of these measures

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Measuring quality of ECE programs for children with disabilities
Spiker, Donna, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 229-256). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the assessment of program quality in general early childhood education (GECE) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs for children with disabilities

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Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence
Hyson, Marilou, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 105-134). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An inventory of current measures of environmental supports for social and emotional competence (ESSEC) in child care and early education programs, and a recommendation of measurable indicators of the quality of ESSEC for children in early childhood programs

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Multiple purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Implications for collecting and communicating information on quality
Zaslow, Martha, May 2009
(Publication No. 2009-13, OPRE Issue Brief No. 2). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of the different purposes for measuring child care and early education quality, including the importance of distinguishing among different purposes when assessing quality and the need for care when assessments are to be used for multiple purposes

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On-site approaches to quality improvement in quality rating and improvement systems: Building on the research on coaching
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, November, 2012
(Research-to-Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE2012-40). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An examination of research on coaching, as well as other on-site quality improvement strategies, in child care quality rating and improvement systems

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Primary child care arrangements of U.S. infants: Patterns of utilization by poverty status, family structure, maternal work status, maternal work schedule, and child care assistance
Halle, Tamara, June 2009
(Publication No. 2009-17, OPRE Research Brief No. 1). Washington, DC: United States. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An analysis of the child care arrangements of infants in the United States and variations in child care use by demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, maternal work status and schedule, and child care assistance receipt, based on an analysis of data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort

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Primary child care arrangements of U.S. infants: Patterns of utilization by poverty status, family structure, maternal work status, maternal work schedule, and child care assistance [Executive summary]
Halle, Tamara, May 2009
(Publication No. 2009-17, OPRE Research Brief No. 1). Washington, DC: United States. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A summary of an analysis of the child care arrangements of infants in the United States and variations in child care use by demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, maternal work status and schedule, and child care assistance receipt, based on an analysis of data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort

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Profiles of school readiness among four-year-old Head Start children
Halle, Tamara, Q4 2012
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27(4), 613-626

An exploration of the associations between child, family, classroom, teacher, and Head Start program characteristics and changes in school readiness profiles and continued development over the 4-year-old Head Start year, based on data from a sample of 1,124 children in the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 1997 cohort

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Progress and prospects in the development of indicators of school readiness
Zaslow, Martha, 2001
Paper prepared for Meeting on Child and Youth Indicators: Accomplishments and Future Directions, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

A paper on the development of and data sources for state and national indicators of school readiness

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Promoting language and literacy in early childhood care and education settings
Halle, Tamara, September, 2003
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A review of research assessing the impact of programs to promote language and emergent literacy among young children.

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Promoting language and literacy in early childhood care and education settings: Analytical table
Halle, Tamara, 2003
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A table accompanying a literature review, summarizing research questions, methods and findings of studies assessing the impact of language and literacy programs for young children

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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, November, 2007
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A compendium, review, and comparison of over 20 instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings

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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 2010
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Profiles of instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings, including information on instrument program target age and setting, purpose, administration, key constructs and scoring, and reliability and validity

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Quality measurement in early childhood settings
Zaslow, Martha, 2011
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A collection of reports and discussions on the measurement of quality in early childhood settings

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Quality of Caregiver-Child Interaction for Infants and Toddlers (Q-CCIIT): A review of the literature
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August, 2011
(OPRE 2011-25). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A review of research to identify measures of adult-child interactions in infancy and toddlerhood and measures of child care setting quality and interactions related to infants and toddlers

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Review and synthesis of selected research reports submitted to the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Child Trends, 2006
Washington, DC: Child Trends

An overview of key findings, methodological developments, and policy implications from selected research projects funded by the Child Care Bureau, focusing on projects that study the use and effects of child care subsidies, parental choice of child care, improving and documenting child care quality, child care and early education partnerships, and characteristics of the child care workforce

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Review and synthesis of selected research reports submitted to the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [Executive summary]
Child Trends, 2006
Washington, DC: Child Trends

A summary of an overview of key findings, methodological developments, and policy implications from selected research projects funded by the Child Care Bureau, focusing on projects that study the use and effects of child care subsidies, parental choice of child care, improving and documenting child care quality, child care and early education partnerships, and characteristics of the child care workforce

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A review of school readiness practices in the states: Early learning guidelines and assessments
Daily, Sarah, June 17, 2010
(Early Childhood Highlights Vol. 1, Issue 3, Publication No. 2010-14). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

An overview of states' early learning guidelines and school readiness assessment practices

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Setting the context for a discussion of quality measures: The demographic landscape of early care and education
Halle, Tamara, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 3-10). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A demographic profile of participation in early childhood education and care in the United States, including information of types of settings for special child populations and children who participate in multiple child care and early education arrangements

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