2005 charting the progress: Child care & early education in Florida: The state of Florida's children
A profile of the quality, availability, and affordability of child care and early education services in Florida, including individual county information
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2005 charting the progress: Child care & early education in Florida: The state of Florida's children [Executive summary]
A summary of a profile of the quality, availability, and affordability of child care and early education services in Florida, including individual county information
Executive Summary
2005 survey on early learning programs
Highlights of key findings from a survey of 1,134 early education programs and staff members in greater Kansas City, Missouri in 2005
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2007–2008 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms, based on data on 1,129 Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) preschool classrooms in Michigan during the 2007 - 2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2008 - 2009 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms, based on data on 1,213 Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) preschool classrooms in Michigan during the 2008 - 2009 program year
Reports & Papers
2009-2010 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at-risk 4-year-olds, based on data from 1,436 classrooms
Reports & Papers
2010-2011 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an examination of the quality of preschool classrooms and the characteristics of teaching staff in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,127 classrooms and more than 1,000 teachers
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21C: A decade of school-based child care
A descriptive overview of Schools of the 21st Century, comprehensive child care programs for children from birth to age 12 years
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26 and counting: Examining the Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI), New Jersey's effort towards creating a universal preschool system
An exploration the program quality of a stratified random sample of 13 Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI) preschool classrooms, among the 26 districts that received ELLI funding during the 2006-2007 school year and an examination of 8 teacher and 8 administrator perceptions of their capacity to implement a high-quality preschool program
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The ABCD Story: A model for learning
A description of the Affordable Buildings for Children?s Development (ABCD) Initiative and its influence on the promotion of the structural quality of child care and early education facilities in California, with a focus on the financing, capacity building, development assistance, and advocacy program components of the initiative
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ABC Learning Centres: A case study of Australia's largest child care corporation
A study of child care quality in child care centers operated by ABC Learning Centres Limited, the largest child care corporation in Australia, based on responses from ABC Learning Centres staff from a national survey of child care center staff and on detailed follow-up telephone interviews with staff
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Abuse and neglect in nonparental child care: A risk assessment
A study evaluating the validity of risk factors typically associated with child abuse and neglect in nonparental child care settings
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Accentuating the positive?: An analysis of teacher verbalizations with young children
An evaluation of the quality of child care teachers' in-class verbalizations before and after receiving training at a local community college
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Accountability and quality in early childhood education: Perspectives from Asia
An introduction to a special issue of the journal Early Education and Development, focusing on the influence of accountability and quality rating efforts of select early education environments in Hong Kong, China, and India
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Accountability and quality in early childhood education: Perspectives from Asia [Special issue]
A special issue of the journal Early Education and Development, focusing on the influence of accountability and quality rating efforts of select early education environments in Hong Kong, China, and India
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Accountability for after-school care: Devising standards and measuring adherence to them
A report evaluating school-based after-school programs administered by Stone Soup Child Care Programs, using a methodology and instruments developed from a review of good after-school program practices
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Accountability for quality: One state's experience in improving practice
A description of the initiative undertaken by the state of South Carolina to improve the quality of preschool and kindergarten classrooms in primary schools and an evaluation of the effects of the initiative
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Accounting for movement between childcare classrooms: Does it change teacher effects interpretations?
A study of the prevalence of teacher and child movement between classrooms, of the link between head and assistant teachers' qualifications and quality of care, and of the relationship between head and assistant teacher qualifications and children's literacy, receptive language, and mathematics skills that includes an examination of the mediating influence of child and teacher movement on that relationship, based on data from community-based child care centers serving 790 primarily low-income children in Colorado
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Accounting for quality in Australian childcare: A dilemma for policymakers
An argument for Australian child care policy to be based on evidence-based process quality in light of current policies based on structural quality, through an investigation of the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) and its application in child care centers in Australia
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Accreditation as an alternative pathway to quality in QRIS
A comparison of the Illinois child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) ratings that child care centers would receive through either their accreditation status or their observed quality, based on data for 55 accredited child care centers applying to the Illinois QRIS
Reports & Papers
ACF-OPRE report: Data tables for FACES 2006 A year in Head Start report
Data tables from a profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents
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ACF-OPRE report: A year in Head Start: Children, families and programs
A profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents
Reports & Papers
Achieving excellence in early care for Virginia's infants and toddlers
A discussion of the role of data collection in the improvement of the quality of early childhood education and care programs in Virginia
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Achieving high-quality child care: How ten programs deliver excellence parents can afford
A study of the characteristics and fundamentals of a high quality and affordable early childhood program by highlighting ten highly-rated child care programs
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Achieving high-quality early learning and care in Washington State: An analysis of workforce and systemic components that influence quality
A discussion of strategies utilized by Washington State to improve child care and early education, focusing on issues of public funding, workforce indicators, and federal, state, and local programs
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