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Child Behavior Rating Scale
Bronson, Martha B., 1990
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

Instruments

Defining and measuring quality in home-based settings
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2010
(Research-to-Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE 2011-10d). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A discussion of the characteristics of home-based early care and education program quality observational measures

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Environment Checklist
Goodson, Barbara D.,
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

Instruments

Environment Snapshot
Goodson, Barbara D.,
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

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Family Child Care Home Observation: Information Sheet, Physical Description of Setting, Roster of Children Enrolled and Present
United States. Administration for Children and Families, August 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Care in the home: A description of family child care and the experiences of the families and children who use it: Final report: Volume II: Measures used in the study
United States. Administration for Children and Families, August 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

An exhaustive survey that assesses low-income families’ child care arrangements: includes interviews with parents followed by interviews with family child care providers and school-age children, criteria for family child care home observation and an environment checklist, an environment snapshot, and finally a provider rating system

Other

Parent Interview (In-person with users of family child care)
United States. Administration for Children and Families, August 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

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Quality of Early Childhood Care Settings: Caregiver Rating Scale
Goodson, Barbara D., 2005
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

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School-Age Child Interview
United States. Administration for Children and Families, August 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

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Vocabulary Record
Goodson, Barbara D.,
Unpublished instrument

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