The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations
A compendium of information on quality rating systems of child care and early education programs, including a proposal of an analytic framework for the assessment and evaluation of quality rating systems and profiles of such systems in 26 states
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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations [Executive summary]
A summary of a compendium of information on quality rating systems of child care and early education programs, including a proposal of an analytic framework for the assessment and evaluation of quality rating systems and profiles of such systems in 26 states
Executive Summary
Coaching in early care and education programs and quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS): Identifying promising features
An examination of features of coaching and other on-site, individualized professional development strategies associated with positive outcomes for early childhood practitioners and children, based on a research review and a multi-case study of coaching in quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS)
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system pilot: Final evaluation report
An evaluation of Parent Aware, Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), that examines programs' experiences and patterns of enrollment, ratings, and improvement, risk status of children served, parent and child ratings, and the relationship of program ratings to observed quality and children's developmental gains, based on program surveys and observations, direct and indirect child assessments, parent interviews, administrative data, and data on program supports
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota?s quality rating and improvement system pilot: Year 2 evaluation report
Findings from an implementation and process evaluation of the second year of Parent Aware, Minnesota?s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including information on program characteristics and stakeholder perspectives
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system pilot: Year 3
Findings from an implementation and process evaluation of the third year of Parent Aware, Minnesota?s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including information on program characteristics and stakeholder perspectives
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Getting Ready: Final evaluation report
An evaluation of Parent Aware Getting Ready Project, a program to assist child care providers in preparing for entry into the Minnesota Parent Aware quality rating and improvement system, that examines child care provider characteristics, services received, quality improvement, and enrollment in Parent Aware, based on administrative data, project staff interviews and surveys, and provider self-assessments and surveys
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Alternative rating structures for Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW
A discussion of child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) models with alternative rating structures to STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's QRIS, and an estimation and comparison of provider quality ratings under STARS for KIDS NOW and the alternative models, based on interviews with 62 providers participating in STARS for KIDS NOW
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Collaboration and coordination in the Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW technical assistance system
A study of both child care and technical assistance providers' perceptions of coordination and collaboration within the technical assistance system for STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's child care quality rating and improvement system, based on interviews with 62 participating providers, 13 professional development counselors, and 16 STARS for KIDS NOW quality coordinators
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Executive summary
A summary of an evaluation of STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's child care quality rating and improvement system, that examines the STARS standards, rating structure, technical assistance system, outreach efforts, service coordination, and administrative processes
Executive Summary
Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Findings from the Kentucky Early Care and Education and School-Age Care Household Survey
A study of Kentucky households' child care use, selection, options, and expenses, based on interviews with 501 randomly selected Kentucky households with children who are 12 years old or younger and in child care
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Overview of methods
A discussion of the research questions, methods, and data sources from an evaluation of STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's child care quality rating and improvement system
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Providers' perceptions of the Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW rating process
A study of child care providers' motivations, perceptions, and challenges related to participation in STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's child care quality rating and improvement system, based on interviews with 62 participating providers and 58 STARS for KIDS NOW quality coordinators
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Technical assistance provided to and received by STARS for KIDS NOW programs
A study of patterns of technical assistance services for child care providers participating in STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's child care quality rating and improvement system, based on interviews with 62 participating providers, 13 professional development counselors, and 58 STARS for KIDS NOW quality coordinators
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