Children's classroom engagement and school readiness gains in prekindergarten
Chien, Nina C., September/October 2010
Child Development, 81(5), 1534-1549
A study of the relationship between child engagement in public prekindergarten classrooms and school readiness gains, based on data from 2,751 children from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study (SWEEP)
Reports & Papers
Cuyahoga County child care quality study
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., February, 2008
Cleveland, OH: Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
An assessment of the quality of early childhood education and care programs available to three- to five-year-old children, Ohio, based on a sample of 177 classrooms in child care centers, preschool programs, and Head Start centers in Cuyahoga County
Reports & Papers
Cuyahoga County child care quality study [Executive summary]
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., February, 2008
Cleveland, OH: Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
A summary of an assessment of the quality of early childhood education and care programs available to three- to five-year-old children, Ohio, based on a sample of 177 classrooms in child care centers, preschool programs, and Head Start centers in Cuyahoga County
Executive Summary
Features of pre-kindergarten programs, classrooms, and teachers: Do they predict observed classroom quality and child-teacher interaction?
Pianta, Robert C., 2005
Applied Developmental Science, 9(3), 144-159
An observational study of the extent to which features of programs, classrooms, and teachers contribute to quality and teacher–child interactions in a sample of 238 classrooms in 6 state-funded pre-kindergarten programs
Reports & Papers
Georgia study of early care and education: Child care center findings
Maxwell, Kelly, December 2009
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
An investigation of process quality and program characteristics of preschool programs, based on data from a random sample of 112 child care centers in Georgia in 2008-2009
Reports & Papers
Georgia study of early care and education: Findings from Georgia’s pre-k program
Maxwell, Kelly, December 2009
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
An investigation of process quality and program characteristics prekindergarten programs, based on data from a random sample of 61 programs based in public schools in Georgia in 2008-2009
Reports & Papers
Georgia study of early care and education: Findings from Georgia’s pre-k program: Executive summary
Maxwell, Kelly, December 2009
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
A summary of an investigation of process quality and program characteristics prekindergarten programs, based on data from a random sample of 61 programs based in public schools in Georgia in 2008-2009
Executive Summary
How do pre-kindergarteners spend their time?: Gender, ethnicity, and income as predictors of experiences in pre-kindergarten classrooms
Early, Diane Marie, Q2 2010
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 25(2), 177-193
An examination of the relationships between the proportion of children’s time in various settings, activities, and in teaching interactions and to ethnicity, gender, and family income from classroom observations of 2061 children in 652 state-funded prekindergarten programs in 11 states
Reports & Papers
Quality matters: Assessing the quality of early care settings in Cuyahoga County
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., January 2009
(Research Summary No. 09-02). Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development.
A description of an investigation of child care quality in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, based on assessments of 177 classrooms providing child care and early education classrooms for children aged 3 to 5 years old
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Quality of prekindergarten: What families are looking for in public sponsored programs
Barbarin, Oscar, 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(4), 619-642
A description of the meaning of program quality for a representative group of parents of children enrolled in public prekindergarten programs, with a comparison of educators’ and families’ concepts of quality
Other
The relations of observed pre-k classroom quality profiles to children's achievement and social competence
Curby, Timothy W., March 2009
Early Education and Development, 20(2), 346-372
A study of the relationship between the growth in social and academic competence of children in the prekindergarten year and the level of emotional support measured in classroom teacher-child interactions, based on data collected about 2,028 prekindergarten children from several states
Reports & Papers
Smart Start and child care in North Carolina: Effects on quality and changes over time
Bryant, Donna M., 2002
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
A longitudinal investigation into the links between the implementation of Smart Start and the quality of child care in North Carolina, using data gathered through staff interviews and observations using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) of 180 child care centers from twelve participation sites
Reports & Papers