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Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, January, 2007
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

An evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers

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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality
Porter, Toni, 2002
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)

A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)

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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A compendium of information on quality rating systems of child care and early education programs, including a proposal of an analytic framework for the assessment and evaluation of quality rating systems and profiles of such systems in 26 states

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Can quality improvement system improve childcare site performance in school readiness?
Ma, Xin, February, 2013
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 106(2), 146-156

A comparison of growth in children's school readiness over three years in child care sites using a Quality Improvement System (QIS) versus non-QIS sites, based on data from 79 children in 46 sites in Palm Beach County, Florida

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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report: 2005-06
Florida Institute of Education, October, 2006
Jacksonville, FL: Florida Institute of Education.

An account of participant experiences in the Guiding Start of Duval initiative, a three-phase initiative to improve the quality of early childhood education and care programs in Duval County, Florida, during the 2005-2006 year, including information on children's school readiness, the development of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), and community organizational support

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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report: 2006-07
Wehry, Stephanie, September, 2007
Jacksonville, FL: Florida Institute of Education.

An account of participant experiences in the Guiding Start of Duval initiative, a three-phase initiative to improve the quality of early childhood education and care programs in Duval County, Florida, during the 2006-2007 year, including information on children's school readiness, the development of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), and community organizational support

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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report: 2007-08 final report
Wehry, Stephanie, August, 2008
Jacksonville, FL: Florida Institute of Education.

An account of participant experiences in the Guiding Start of Duval initiative, a three-phase initiative to improve the quality of early childhood education and care programs in Duval County, Florida, during the 2007-2008 year, including information on children's school readiness, the development of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), and community organizational support

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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report: 2008-09
Wehry, Stephanie, August, 2009
Jacksonville, FL: Florida Institute of Education.

An account of participant experiences in the Guiding Start of Duval initiative, a three-phase initiative to improve the quality of early childhood education and care programs in Duval County, Florida, during the 2008-2009 year, including information on children's school readiness, the development of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), and community organizational support

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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report 2009-10
Wehry, Stephanie, Fall 2010
Jacksonville, FL: Early Learning Coalition of Duval.

An examination of the school readiness skills and gains of children who attend early care and learning centers that participate in Guiding Stars of Duval, an initiative to improve the quality of early learning and care services in Jacksonville, Florida, based on pre- and posttest assessments of participants and public school kindergarten readiness administrative data

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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report 2010-11
Wehry, Stephanie, Fall 2011
Jacksonville, FL: Early Learning Coalition of Duval.

An examination of the school readiness skills and gains of children who attend early care and learning centers that participate in Guiding Stars of Duval, an initiative to improve the quality of early learning and care services in Jacksonville, Florida, based on pre- and posttest assessments of participants and public school kindergarten readiness administrative data

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Early Learning Coalition of Duval report 2011-12
Wehry, Stephanie, Fall 2011
Jacksonville, FL: Early Learning Coalition of Duval.

An examination of the school readiness skills and gains of children who attend early care and learning centers that participate in Guiding Stars of Duval, an initiative to improve the quality of early learning and care services in Jacksonville, Florida, based on pre- and posttest assessments of participants and on public school kindergarten readiness administrative data

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Enhancing quality in afterschool programs: Fifth-year report on a process evaluation of Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
Baker, Stephen, 2010
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the second year of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs, following a three-year pilot period, by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis representing 90 service providers in the county

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The Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program: Evaluation report: Fall 2010
Florida Institute of Education,
Jacksonville, FL: Early Learning Coalition of Duval.

An evaluation of Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program, an initiative to transform 35 child care centers in Jacksonville, Florida, into comprehensive early learning centers, that examines the achievement of eight program goals related to early learning center, school readiness, and mental health outcomes, based on quality rating system data, child assessments, and teacher and parent surveys

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The Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program: Evaluation report: Fall 2011
Florida Institute of Education,
Jacksonville, FL: Early Learning Coalition of Duval.

An evaluation of Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program, an initiative to transform 40 child care centers in Jacksonville, Florida, into comprehensive early learning centers, that examines the achievement of eight program goals related to early learning center, school readiness, and mental health outcomes, based on quality rating system data, child assessments, and teacher and parent surveys

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The Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: QIS development process evaluation: Year 2 report
Spielberger, Julie, 2006
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

The second year of a three-year process evaluation of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, for after school programs, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis

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Ready for prime time: Implementing a formal afterschool quality improvement system by Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A process evaluation of the county-wide implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, that focused on participating after school programs' experiences with QIS services, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis

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A system that works: Highlights of effective intervention strategies in a quality improvement system
Sinisterra, Diana, Fall 2010
Afterschool Matters, 12, 37-44

An inquiry into the influence of a quality rating system on the quality of out of school time programs, based on an assessment of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS) in Florida

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