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Staff preparation, reward, and support: Are quality rating and improvement systems addressing all of the key ingredients necessary for change? Executive summary
Austin, Lea J. E., 2011
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A summary of an examination of components in state quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) related to staff qualifications, incentives for professional development, staff compensation, and adult learning environments

Executive Summary

Learning together: A study of six B.A. completion cohort programs in early care and education: Year 3: Executive summary
Whitebook, Marcy, February 2011
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A summary of findings from the third year of a five-year longitudinal study of six cohorts of students participating in California early childhood education B.A. completion programs, in which small groups of students pursue a bachelor's degree together and receive support services, that examine students' program and post-graduation employment experiences

Executive Summary

Degrees in context: Asking the right questions about preparing skilled and effective teachers of young children
Whitebook, Marcy, April 2011
(Preschool Policy Brief Issue 22). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A discussion of issues related to the effective education and training of preschool teachers

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