Family-provider relationship quality: Review of conceptual and empirical literature of family-provider relationships
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, November, 2012
(OPRE Report No. 2012-46). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A review of literature that conceptualizes relationships between families and early care and education providers and that identifies factors associated with high-quality family-provider relationships
Other
Family-provider relationships: A multidisciplinary review of high quality practices and associations with family, child, and provider outcomes
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2011
(Issue Brief OPRE 2011-26a). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A review of research to identify high-quality practices in family-provider relationships and explore the relationship of these practices to child, family, and provider outcomes
Literature Review
Family-Sensitive Caregiving and Family Engagement Working Meeting: Identifying and Measuring Common Core Elements
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, June, 2010
Unpublished manuscript
A summary of the proceedings of a meeting hosted by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, in Washington, DC on June 10-11, 2010, for the purpose of providing an opportunity to build upon existing definitions of the concepts of family engagement and family-sensitive caregiving and to make progress towards identifying effective strategies for measuring these concepts
Meeting Summary
Family engagement and family-sensitive caregiving: Identifying common core elements and issues related to measurement
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2011
(Issue Brief OPRE 2011-26b). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A summary of a meeting on the identification of core elements of and methods to measure family engagement and family-sensitive caregiving in early care and education settings
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family-provider relationship quality: Review of existing measures of family-provider relationships
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, November, 2012
(OPRE Report No. 2012-47). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A review of instruments that measure the quality of family-provider relationships, and a discussion of considerations for the future development of family-provider relationship quality measures
Methods
Head Start Impact Study final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A longitudinal study of the effect of Head Start participation on both children's school readiness and the practices of parents, based on data collected from more than 4,600 applicants, randomly assigned to either Head Start or alternate programs, from a nationally representative sample of 378 Head Start centers
Reports & Papers
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: District of Columbia Going for the Gold tiered rate reimbursement system: QRS profile
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of District of Columbia's Going for the Gold, the tiered rate reimbursement system for the quality improvement of early childhood education and care programs in Washington, D.C., including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, and reimbursement rates
Other
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Mississippi Quality Step System: QRS profile
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of Mississippi Quality Step System, the state’s child care quality rating and improvement system for early childhood education and care programs, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, curriculum, child assessments, staff qualifications, family’s engagement, and program administration
Other
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Tennessee Star-Quality Child Care Program: QRS profile
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of Tennessee's Star-Quality Child Care Program, the state's quality rating and improvement system for early childhood education and care programs, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, staff qualifications, family engagement, and program administration
Other
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Pennsylvania Keystone STARS: QRS profile
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of Pennsylvania Keystone STARS, the state's child care quality rating and improvement system for early childhood education and care programs, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, curriculum, child assessments, staff qualifications, family engagement, and program administration
Other
Head Start Impact Study: First year findings: Executive summary
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A summary of preliminary first year findings from the Head Start Impact Study, a congressionally-mandated longitudinal controlled analysis of Head Start programs' impact on the development, learning skills, and school readiness of low income 3- and 4-year-old children, conducted across 23 states and 84 randomly selected Head Start agencies, using a sample of 5,000 children and based on data collected from parent interviews, child assessments, teacher surveys, interviews with center directors and other care providers, direct observations of the quality of care settings, and care provider ratings of children
Executive Summary
Quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) and family-sensitive caregiving in early care and education arrangements: Promising directions and challenges
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2011
(Issue Brief OPRE 2011-11d). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A discussion of the alignment of family-sensitive care model concepts with child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) indicators for family partnerships
Fact Sheets & Briefs
FACES findings: New research on Head Start program quality and outcomes
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2006
U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.
Highlights of findings on multiple aspects of the Head Start program, including classroom quality and benefits to children and families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
FACES 2009 study design
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, June, 2011
(OPRE Report 2011-9). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
An overview of the study design of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2009 (FACES 2009)
Other
Executive summary: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Research Design Development Project 2002-2004
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, July 02, 2004
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A summary of an effort to develop methods for assessing Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs and participants
Executive Summary
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Oklahoma Reaching for the Stars: QRS profile
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of Oklahoma Reaching for the Stars, the state’s former child care quality rating and licensing system for early childhood education and care programs, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, staff qualifications, family engagement, and program administration
Other
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) assessment: Maine Quality for ME: QRS profile
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of the Maine Quality for ME, the state’s child care quality rating and improvement system for early childhood education and care programs, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, curriculum, child assessments, staff qualifications and program management
Other
Understanding parents' child care decision-making: A foundation for child care policy making
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, February 2011
(Research-to-Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE 2011-12). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
An elaboration of a chart of the factors that influence the parental child care decisionmaking process
Fact Sheets & Briefs
ACF-OPRE report: A year in Head Start: Children, families and programs
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents
Reports & Papers
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A compendium of information on quality rating systems of child care and early education programs, including a proposal of an analytic framework for the assessment and evaluation of quality rating systems and profiles of such systems in 26 states
Reports & Papers
Roundtable on Measuring Quality in Early Childhood and School-Age Settings: At the Junction of Research, Policy and Practice: Meeting summary [Draft]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, July 05, 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
A draft synopsis of the proceedings of a roundtable discussion, convened by the Child Care Bureau in December, 2006, in Washington, DC, about emerging issues in the area of state child care quality measures
Other
Design for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Survey: Final design report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, May 13, 2011
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A discussion of options and suggestions for the design of an ongoing survey of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs, staff, families, and children, including considerations for sampling, site outreach, instrumentation, data collection, and data analyses
Methods
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Maryland child care tiered reimbursement system: QRS profile
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of the Maryland Child Care Tiered Reimbursement Program, the tiered rate reimbursement system for the quality improvement of early childhood education and care programs in Maryland, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, staff qualifications, program administration, and financial incentives
Other
Child outcomes and classroom quality in FACES 2009
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, September, 2012
(OPRE Report 2012-37a). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments in fall 2009 and spring 2010, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula, activities, and quality, based on fall 2009 and spring 2010 data for a sample of 370 classrooms and 3,022 children in the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES)
Reports & Papers
ACF/OPRE report: Head Start children go to kindergarten
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A profile of the development, families, and home and school environments of kindergarten children who had entered Head Start in the fall of 2006, based on data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)
Reports & Papers