Beyond looking backward: Child care and the hypothetical extraction method
Eight case studies examining the linkages from staff development, to teacher use of instructional strategies, to the performance of K-3 students in early literacy skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension
Other
Comprehensive evidence-based social-emotional curricula for young children: An analysis of efficacious adoption potential
A literature review describing the efficacy of eight comprehensive social–emotional curricula for children under 6 years of age
Literature Review
Developing a unified performance measurement system
Findings from a study on a comparison of the efficacies of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) and the Program Administration Scale (PAS) in the assessment of the quality of early childhood experiences in center-based, Head Start, and a state-funded prekindergarten settings
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Evaluating early childhood assessments: A differential analysis
A discussion of the history of and issues involved in testing young children for purposes of identification, instructional improvement, and program evaluation
Other
The impact of day care on socially disadvantaged families: An example of the use of process evaluation within a randomized controlled trial
A discussion of a process evaluation method that was used to measure the effects of high quality day care on 120 socially disadvantaged families in the United Kingdom
Reports & Papers
Improving quality in early childhood education: Tiered reimbursement, quality ratings, and rated licenses
Definitions of Tiered Reimbursement Systems (TRS), Quality Rating Systems (QRS), and Rated License Systems (RLS), and recommendations for their use in efforts to improve child care quality in Virginia
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Integrating self-assessment into statutory inspection procedures: The impact on the quality of group day care provision [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the impact of self-assessment procedures on child care facility evaluation and process quality in London, England
Executive Summary
Linking Nevada's early literacy training with teaching and learning: Eight tracer cases of teacher effects
Eight case studies examining the linkages from staff development, to teacher use of instructional strategies, to the performance of K-3 students in early literacy skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension
Reports & Papers
Measuring child-staff ratios in child care centers: Balancing effort and representativeness
An examination of the effectiveness of methods used to measure child-staff ratios in child care center classrooms, comparing ratio data from a single classroom over a short period of time with ratio data from multiple classrooms over longer periods of time
Reports & Papers
Placed and paid for: A national overview of the use of private and voluntary day care facilities for children in need
An exploration of the practice, organization, and local implications of subsidized child care in the United Kingdom beneath The England and Wales Children Act of 1989, using Department of Health data from a 1996 research project
Other
Quality and effectiveness of pre-kindergarten programs in Georgia: Parental perspectives
An evaluation of parents’ satisfaction with the quality of their children’s preschool in Georgia, based on a survey of parents’ views on the expected and actual benefits of the child care program, the frequency and quality of parent-provider interactions, and the logistics of the program
Reports & Papers
Reconceptualizing ECCD in the majority world: One minority world perspective
A description of the process of developing Western approaches to Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) through workshops in Africa and Southeast Asia
Other
