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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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