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)
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Early education policy alternatives: Comparing quality and outcomes of Head Start and state prekindergarten
Henry, Gary T., 2006
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 28(1), 77-99
A study comparing the impact of state prekindergarten and Head Start programs on young children's developmental outcomes by assessing their academic, social and emotional skills as well as program quality
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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
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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
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Instruction in Spanish in pre-kindergarten classrooms and child outcomes for English language learners
Burchinal, Margaret, Q2 2012
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27(2), 188-197
An examination of the relationship between the language, reading, and math skills of English language learners and both the proportion of instruction in Spanish and observed quality of teacher-child interactions, based on data from 357 Spanish-speaking 4-year-old children who attended state-funded pre-kindergarten programs in 11 states
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Measurement of quality in child care centers
Scarr, Sandra, 1994
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 9(2), 131-151
A study on the influence of regulatable factors on the quality of child care
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The production of quality in child care centers
Blau, David M., 1997
Journal of Human Resources, 32(2), 354-387
A study of the relative accuracies of child care quality indicators
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Teacher and classroom characteristics associated with teachers' ratings of prekindergartners' relationships and behaviors
Mashburn, Andrew J., 2006
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 24(4), 367-380
An investigation of the effects of teacher and classroom characteristics on their ratings of preschool socioemotional competence using data from the National Center for Early Development and Learning Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003
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Teachers' emotional support consistency predicts children's achievement gains and social skills
Curby, Timothy W., April, 2013
Early Education and Development, 24(3), 292-309
A study of the relationship between consistency of teachers' emotional support and academic and social outcomes for young children, based on multiple observations conducted in 694 early care and education classrooms
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Within and beyond the classroom door: Assessing quality in child care centers
Phillips, Deborah A., 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 15(4), 475-496
A study of the relationship among process indicators and structural features of quality and regulatory compliance in child care centers
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