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Accountability and quality in early childhood education: Perspectives from Asia
Wong, Margaret, March 2010
Early Education and Development, 21(2), 163-166

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]
Wong, Ngai Chun Margaret, March 2010
Early Education and Development, 21(2)

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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Accounting for quality in Australian childcare: A dilemma for policymakers
Ishimine, Karin, November 2009
Journal of Education Policy, 24(6), 717-732

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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ACF-OPRE report: Data tables for FACES 2006 A year in Head Start report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

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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Achieving program quality in the DYCD out-of-school time initiative: Strategies from 15 programs
Russell, Christina A., May, 2010
New York: New York City, Department of Youth and Community Development.

A discussion of strategies used by 15 out-of-school time programs in New York City to implement program features associated with positive social and academic outcomes and high levels of participation

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Act up, calm down: Mental health consultants for preschools surprise with their success
Waldman, Hillary, 18 June, 2007
Hartford Courant,

An overview of Connecticut’s Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, a measurement of the effect of the child- and classroom-management advice of mental health professionals on the number of classroom behavior problems, and the quality of teacher-child interaction, and teacher beliefs, practices, and job satisfaction

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After-school child care programs
Vandell, Deborah L., 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 64-80

An inquiry into the program quality and experiences of children in after-school programs, with an emphasis on the influence of after-school program participation on children?s outcomes

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After-school grows up: How four large American cities approach scale and quality in after-school programs
Proscio, Tony, 2004
New York: The After School Project.

An in-depth description of four large-scale after school programs in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Diego

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After school program quality assessment breakdown
Harvard Family Research Project, 2006
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

A table of information on 43 after school program quality assessment tools, including tool format and program characteristics assessed

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Are critical periods critical for early childhood education?: The role of timing in early childhood pedagogy
Bailey, Don, 2002
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(3), 281-294

A description of the concept of critical periods in child development and the relevance to early childhood initiatives and programs

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Arkansas framework for infant and toddler care
Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care Work Group, 2002
Little Rock: Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

A compilation of guidelines for educators, parents and the community to promote, establish and continue high quality child care for infants and children in Arkansas

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Assessing after-school settings
Grossman, Jean Baldwin, Spring 2009
New Directions for Youth Development, (121), 89-108

An examination of methods for the assessment of youth engagement, content, content delivery and learning environments in after school settings

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At the starting line: Early childhood education programs in the 50 states
American Federation of Teachers, 2002
(Item No. 39-0391). Washington, DC: American Federation of Teachers.

A review of current state policies regarding early childhood education that offers recommendations for the promotion of adequately funded, high-quality, universal early childhood education programs within the 50 states

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Attachment in daily separations: Reconceptualizing day care and maternal employment issues
Anderson, Christine W., 1980
Child Development, 51(1), 242-245

A study of the impact of daily mother-child separations and multiple caregivers on development and maintenance of attachment

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Building early childhood facilities: What states can do to create supply and promote quality
Sussman, Carl, April 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An examination of issues related to child care facilities, with policy recommendations for addressing barriers to improving the supply and quality of child care facilities

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Building quality in summer learning programs: Approaches and recommendations
McLaughlin, Brenda, September 2009
New York: Wallace Foundation.

A definition of and typology for summer programs and an examination of resources to support quality in summer programs

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Capturing promising practices in afterschool: A scan of promising academic and enrichment activities prepared for the Buffalo Providers Network
Piha, Sam,
Buffalo: Public Policy and Education Fund of New York.

A discussion of promising academic support and enrichment practices in after school programs

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Caregivers of quality: One mother's search for child care
Chick, Kay, 1996
Early Childhood Education Journal, 23(3), 149-151

A discussion of caregiver characteristics and relationships with children, and their influences on the quality of childcare environments

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Celebrating childhood: Research to inform improvement in provision
Brown, Sally, 2004
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 12(1), 5-14

A description of an investigation of the differing perspectives of positive child outcomes held by child care center evaluators and workers in Scotland

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Celebrating diversity in early care and education settings: Moving beyond the margins
Durand, Tina M., August 2010
Early Child Development and Care, 180(7), 835-848

A discussion of the need to incorporate cultural diversity into practices of early childhood educators and settings for early childhood education and care

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Center-based teaching and children's learning: The effects of learning centers on young children's growth and development
Bottini, Michael, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(5), 274-278

A paper comparing and contrasting observations of a learning center based kindergarten classroom and a traditional first grade classroom

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Changing policy, changing culture: Steps toward early learning quality improvement in Australia
Tayler, Collette, 2011
International Journal of Early Childhood, 43(3), 211-225

An overview of early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy reform in Australia, an analysis of policy tools used to enact ECEC reform, and the implications of that reform for ECEC program implementation, outcomes, and quality improvement initiatives at both the national and local levels

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Child care cost and quality
Helburn, Suzanne W., 1996
The Future of Children, 6(2), 62-82

A summary of findings on the relationship between child care quality and costs, and how quality informs parents' child care choices, based on the Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study and the Economics of Family Child Care Study.

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Childcare? Early childhood education and care?: Towards an integrated early years policy for young children in Ireland
Hayes, Noirin, March 2010
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 30(1), 67-78

An examination of evolution of Irish Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) policy between 1997 to 2007, ECCE provision in Ireland, and a consideration of recent policy initiatives related to quality of care

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Child care experiences and developmental outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret, 1999
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 563(1), 73-97

A review of studies on the impact of child care quality on young children's development, taking into account the effects of differences between families using and not using nonparental child care.

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