Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development
A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings
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Aligning measures of quality with professional development goals and goals for children's development
Arguments for the improvement of the quality of early childhood education and care through the alignment of measurable professional development goals for educators with developmental goals for children
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Basic measures of progress
A table of survey instruments and measures that can be used as indicators of progress towards school readiness and its contributing conditions
Other
A birth cohort study: Conceptual design considerations and rationale
A discussion of issues related to the conceptualization and design of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort
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Child outcome measures in the study of child care quality
An examination of methodological issues involved in the measurement of child outcome variables in 65 studies of child care quality published between 1979 and December 2005
Literature Review
Defining and measuring quality in early childhood practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning
A discussion of elements of high quality early childhood education and care programs for dual language learners (DLLs), and an exploration of available quality measurement tools for the assessment of programs and practices to promote learning of DLLs
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Differing purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Aligning purpose with procedures
A discussion of the need to tailor quality assessments to address specific needs, including learning support, the identification of special needs children, program evaluation and monitoring, and high-stakes accountability standards
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Early childhood education and school readiness: Conceptual models, constructs, and measures: Profiles of early childhood measures
A collection of profiles of instruments used to measure different developmental domains in early childhood
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Early childhood measures profiles
A profile of instruments used to measure developmental domains in early childhood, including language, literacy, math, approaches to learning, ongoing observational measures, general cognitive measures, social-emotional measures, and measures used in Early Head Start analyses
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Empirical approaches to strengthening the measurement of quality: Issues in the development and use of quality measures in research and applied settings
A discussion of obstacles to the development and improvement of tools to assess and measure quality in early childhood education and care programs
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Ending with a beginning: Key themes and next steps
A summary of arguments for the improvement of the measure of early childhood education and care quality
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How well do our measures of quality predict child outcomes?: A meta-analysis and coordinated analysis of data from large-scale studies of early childhood settings
An examination of the accuracy of quality assessments in the prediction of child outcomes, based on secondary analyses of 25 studies on the relation of child care environment to children's outcomes
Reports & Papers
Measuring culturally responsive early care and education
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
Reports & Papers
Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings
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 care and education programs at the intersection of research, policy, and practice
A discussion of challenges in measuring early care and education quality in policy contexts, such as in quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS)
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching
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
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
Other
Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence
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
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
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Progress and prospects in the development of indicators of school readiness
A paper on the development of and data sources for state and national indicators of school readiness
Other
Review and synthesis of selected research reports submitted to the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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
Reports & Papers
Review and synthesis of selected research reports submitted to the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [Executive summary]
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
Executive Summary
Understanding and choosing assessments and developmental screeners for young children ages 3-5: Profiles of selected measures: Final report
A compendium of assessments and developmental screeners for preschool-age children, with profiles of their characteristics, reliability, and validity
Methods
The whole child, the whole setting: Toward integrated measures of quality
A discussion of the importance of early childhood quality measures to assess simultaneously the children and the child care environment, including indicators of children's development, process quality, and social dynamics
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Working towards a recommended common core of measures of early childhood professional development: Issues and preliminary recommendations: White paper [Draft]
A survey of issues related to the limitations of existing measures of early childhood professional development, with preliminary recommendations for addressing areas of difficulty
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