13 indicators of quality child care: Research update
An annotated bibliography of research conducted since 1992 on thirteen key child care quality indicators used in developing child care licensing regulations.
Methods
Accountable investments in early learning to improve student performance in Washington
A presentation and cost analysis of a policy strategy in Washington State to provide all children access to high-quality early learning
Reports & Papers
Accountable investments in early learning to improve student performance in Washington [Executive summary]
A summary of a presentation and cost analysis of a policy strategy in Washington State to provide all children access to high-quality early learning
Executive Summary
Accounting for quality in Australian childcare: A dilemma for policymakers
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
Other
Accreditation and quality rating and improvement systems
An overview of the incorporation of accreditation standards into state child care quality rating and improvement systems
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Accreditation as an alternative pathway to quality in QRIS
A comparison of the Illinois child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) ratings that child care centers would receive through either their accreditation status or their observed quality, based on data for 55 accredited child care centers applying to the Illinois QRIS
Reports & Papers
Achieving quality early childhood education for all: Insights from the policy innovation diffusion research
A compendium of recommendations of strategies for use by advocates of equal early childhood education for all children, and a discussion implications on changes to policies on early childhood education
Other
An actionable federal framework to promote QRIS in the states
A proposal of recommendations for the creation of federal policies to support the development of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in the states
Fact Sheets & Briefs
After school program quality standards: A review of standards developed by cities and states from across the nation
A comparison of the content of quality standards for after school programs in Baltimore, Maryland; California; Washington, District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Maryland; Michigan; Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; New York; and North Carolina
Other
After two years of YoungStar, a more complete picture emerges
A study of the implementation of YoungStar, the Wisconsin state child care quality rating and improvement system, in Milwaukee County, based on an analysis of administrative data on Milwaukee County providers during the program's first two years
Reports & Papers
Assessing child-care quality: How well does Colorado's Qualistar quality rating and improvement system work?
A summary of a study of the relationship of child care center and family child care provider participation in the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system to child care process quality and children's socioemotional and cognitive development
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing quality across all STAR levels
Findings from a study of the relationship of the observed quality of child care programs participating in Keystone STARS, Pennsylvania's child care quality rating system, to their STARS rating, based on data for 46 randomly-selected programs
Reports & Papers
Assessing the validity of the Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system as a tool for improving child-care quality
An evaluation of the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including: an assessment of system components and the relationships between them; a comparison of Qualistar measures to other established quality measures; and an examination of the association between quality improvements as measured by Qualistar components and children's socioemotional and cognitive outcomes.
Reports & Papers
Assessing the validity of the Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system as a tool for improving child-care quality [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the relationship of child care center and family child care provider participation in the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system to child care process quality and children's socioemotional and cognitive development
Executive Summary
Baltimore's five year action plan for achieving school readiness
A description of the Baltimore Leadership in Action Program (B-LAP) Five-Year Action Plan, which calls for the implementation of strategies for improving the school readiness of children in the city of Baltimore
Reports & Papers
Best practices for conducting program observations as part of quality rating and improvement systems
A discussion of considerations for the use of program observation as part of quality rating and improvement systems, including issues related to measurement selection, planning and conducting observations, and scoring and reporting
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Impact evaluation findings
Findings from an impact evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Implementation lessons
Lessons from the implementation evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A bright economic future for our children and our state begins with Palmetto STARS
A report proposing the adoption of a comprehensive rating system called Palmetto STARS to improve the quality of South Carolina's early care and education
Reports & Papers
A bright economic future for our children and our state begins with Palmetto STARS: Executive summary
An executive summary of a report recommending the Palmetto STARS system to rate and maintain quality in South Carolina's early childhood care and education programs
Executive Summary
Build the future: Creating a roadmap for success: The need for a quality rating and improvement system in New Jersey
A discussion of early care and education quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) and recommendations for the development and adoption of a QRIS for New Jersey
Other
Build supply
State policy recommendations for increasing the supply of high-quality infant and toddler child care arrangements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Build supply of quality care: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the importance of high-quality child care arrangements for healthy child development, with policy recommendations for increasing the supply of high-quality child care arrangements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS) Advisory Committee: 2009 interim report
An overview of early learning and care in California and an initial proposal for the design and implementation of a child care quality rating and improvement system for California
Other
Child care
A discussion of Georgia policies regarding quality child care for disadvantaged children who are at risk for academic and social problems
Fact Sheets & Briefs
