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Center ratios and group sizes: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
Schumacher, Rachel, August 2008
(Recommendation No. 6). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

An overview of research on the relationship of child-adult ratio and group size to child care center quality for infants and toddlers, with policy recommendations for ensuring that ratios and group sizes are small for infants and toddlers in child care centers

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Cuyahoga County child care quality study
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., February, 2008
Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development.

A study of the quality in child care centers and family child care homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, based on observations of 177 center-based child care classrooms and an analysis of data from a previous study of family child care homes and of administrative data on family child care home quality

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Cuyahoga County child care quality study [Executive summary]
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., February, 2008
Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development.

A summary of a study of the quality in child care centers and family child care homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, based on observations of 177 center-based child care classrooms and an analysis of data from a previous study of family child care homes and of administrative data on family child care home quality

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Improving quality, enhancing inclusion: Partnerships for Inclusion-Nova Scotia
Lero, Donna S., 2008
Guelph, Ontario, Canada: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being.

An evaluation of the first four years of Partnerships for Inclusion-Nova Scotia, an initiative combining assessment, on-site consultation, and support to directors and teachers to improve program quality and promote the inclusion of children with special needs in child care centers

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Improving quality, enhancing inclusion: Partnerships for Inclusion-Nova Scotia: Executive summary
Lero, Donna S., 2008
Guelph, Ontario, Canada: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being.

A summary of an evaluation of the first four years of Partnerships for Inclusion-Nova Scotia, an initiative combining assessment, on-site consultation, and support to directors and teachers to improve program quality and promote the inclusion of children with special needs in child care centers

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Mississippi child care quality impact study
Fletcher, Bettye W., 2008
Biloxi, MS: Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative.

A study of participating and non-participating child care centers' characteristics and experiences during the pilot phase of the Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System (STEP), Mississippi's child care quality rating and improvement system, based on a survey of 112 child care centers and in-depth interviews with 20 center directors

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Mississippi child care quality impact study [Executive summary]
Fletcher, Bettye W., 2008
Biloxi, MS: Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative.

A summary of a study of participating and non-participating child care centers' characteristics and experiences during the pilot phase of the Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System (STEP), Mississippi's child care quality rating and improvement system, based on a survey of 112 child care centers and in-depth interviews with 20 center directors

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Prepared to learn: The nature and quality of early care and education for preschool-age children in California
Karoly, Lynn A., 2008
(TR-539-PF/WKKF/PEW/NIEER/WCJVSF/LAUP). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

The third component of a multicomponent study of preschool education in California, which focuses on the features of child care and early education arrangements of preschool-age children in California, based on a representative survey of parents in California, and on the features of and quality of care in child care centers in California, based on interviews with and observations of center-based providers

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Prepared to learn: The nature and quality of early care and education for preschool-age children in California [Executive summary]
Karoly, Lynn A., 2008
(TR-539-PF/WKKF/PEW/NIEER/WCJVSF/LAUP). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of the third component of a multicomponent study of preschool education in California, which focuses on the features of child care and early education arrangements of preschool-age children in California, based on a representative survey of parents in California, and on the features of and quality of care in child care centers in California, based on interviews with and observations of center-based providers

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[Review of the book Effective leadership and management in the early years]
Pound, Linda, March 2008
International Journal of Early Years Education, 16(1), 92-93

A scheme for leadership and management of child care and early education centers, emphasizing the importance of play, fun, and humor

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[Review of the book Key concepts in early childhood education and care]
Lloyd, Eva, March 2008
International Journal of Early Years Education, 16(1), 90-92

A review of a presentation of thirty key terms and practices in the field of early education

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Room for improvement in the use of high-quality preschool programs for California's children
Karoly, Lynn A., 2008
(RB-9358-PF/WKKF/PEW/NIEER/WCJVSF/LAUP). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of the third component of a multicomponent study of preschool education in California, which focuses on the features of child care and early education arrangements of preschool-age children in California, based on a representative survey of parents in California, and on the features of and quality of care in child care centers in California, based on interviews with and observations of center-based providers

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When quality counts and money matters
National-Louis University. McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership, Spring 2008
(Research Notes Spring 2008). Wheeling, IL: National-Louis University, McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

A summary of a study comparing the accuracy of measurements of overall child care quality in a child care center that are derived from the measurement of child care quality in different proportions of classrooms within the center

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