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Understanding and choosing assessments and developmental screeners for young children ages 3-5: Profiles of selected measures: Final report A compendium of assessments and developmental screeners for preschool-age children, with profiles of their characteristics, reliability, and validity |
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Competencies and credentials for early childhood educators: What do we know and what do we need to know? Arguments for the use of professional development programs to improve the quality of child care and early education programs |
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Linking home-based child care and state-funded preschool: The Community Connections preschool program (Illinois Action for Children): Evaluation phase 1: Implementation study An implementation evaluation of Community Connections, an Illinois program in which children in home-based child care attend state-funded prekindergarten sessions and home-based providers receive educational materials and support as well as additional time to focus on the needs of infants and toddlers in their care |
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Coaching for quality improvement: Lessons learned from quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) A summary of an examination of features of coaching and other on-site, individualized professional development strategies associated with positive outcomes for early childhood practitioners and children, based on a research review and a multi-case study of coaching in quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) |
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Coaching in early care and education programs and quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS): Identifying promising features An examination of features of coaching and other on-site, individualized professional development strategies associated with positive outcomes for early childhood practitioners and children, based on a research review and a multi-case study of coaching in quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) |
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Setting the context for a discussion of quality measures: The demographic landscape of early care and education A demographic profile of participation in early childhood education and care in the United States, including information of types of settings for special child populations and children who participate in multiple child care and early education arrangements |
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Family-sensitive caregiving: A key component of quality in early care and education arrangements A presentation of a model for the assessment of early childhood education and care providers' attitudes towards, knowledge about, and practices with families with young children |
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The whole child, the whole setting: Toward integrated measures of quality A discussion of the importance of early childhood quality measures to assess simultaneously the children and the child care environment, including indicators of children's development, process quality, and social dynamics |
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Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings An overview of research on the relationship between children's health status and their development, and a proposal of indicators to measure the health-related components of early childhood education and care settings |
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Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence An inventory of current measures of environmental supports for social and emotional competence (ESSEC) in child care and early education programs, and a recommendation of measurable indicators of the quality of ESSEC for children in early childhood programs |
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Measuring and rating quality: A state perspective on the demands for quality measurement in a policy context An account of the implementation of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) for early childhood education and care programs in Minnesota, including information on quality goals, implementation challenges, and recommendations for improvement |
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Data-driven decision making in preparation for large-scale quality rating system implementation An account of the development and implementation of a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) and its implementation procedures, based on information from Missouri's experiences with the development of a QRIS |
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Beyond classroom-based measures for preschoolers: Addressing the gaps in measures for home-based care and care for infants and toddlers A discussion of appropriateness of indicators in the assessment of quality in family child care settings, based on recommendations from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) |
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How well do our measures of quality predict child outcomes?: A meta-analysis and coordinated analysis of data from large-scale studies of early childhood settings An examination of the accuracy of quality assessments in the prediction of child outcomes, based on secondary analyses of 25 studies on the relation of child care environment to children's outcomes |
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Differing purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Aligning purpose with procedures A discussion of the need to tailor quality assessments to address specific needs, including learning support, the identification of special needs children, program evaluation and monitoring, and high-stakes accountability standards |
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Ending with a beginning: Key themes and next steps A summary of arguments for the improvement of the measure of early childhood education and care quality |
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Introduction: Why strengthening the measurement of quality in early childhood settings has taken on new importance An overview of arguments for the improvement of the measures of early childhood education and care quality |
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Empirical approaches to strengthening the measurement of quality: Issues in the development and use of quality measures in research and applied settings A discussion of obstacles to the development and improvement of tools to assess and measure quality in early childhood education and care programs |
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Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching An examination of the strengths and weaknesses of current quality measures of early childhood mathematics and science curricula, and recommendations for the development and improvement of these measures |
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Defining and measuring quality in early childhood practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning A discussion of elements of high quality early childhood education and care programs for dual language learners (DLLs), and an exploration of available quality measurement tools for the assessment of programs and practices to promote learning of DLLs |
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Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings |
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Aligning measures of quality with professional development goals and goals for children's development Arguments for the improvement of the quality of early childhood education and care through the alignment of measurable professional development goals for educators with developmental goals for children |
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Measuring quality of ECE programs for children with disabilities A discussion of the assessment of program quality in general early childhood education (GECE) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs for children with disabilities |
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Measuring culturally responsive early care and education A proposal of a framework for the service delivery and quality assessment of cultural responsiveness in early childhood education and care settings, including recommendations for the improvement of measurement strategies and a discussion of the role of cultural responsive care in children's school readiness |
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Quality measurement in early childhood settings A collection of reports and discussions on the measurement of quality in early childhood settings |
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