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)
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A foundation for quality improvement systems: State licensing, preschool, QRIS program quality standards
An examination of state program quality standards contained in state-funded preschool program standards, child care licensing regulations, and quality rating and improvement systems
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
Other
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
Other
State program quality standards about child assessment
An examination of state standards for quality rating and improvement systems, state-funded preschool programs, and child care licensing related to child development assessment
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Milwaukee County child care providers appear ready for YoungStar: Local providers compare favorably to state as a whole
A discussion of the characteristics of the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, regulated child care workforce and the implications for YoungStar, the new state quality rating and improvement system
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Minnesota Child Care Choices: Study and sample description
An overview of a study, and its sample, that examines the child care decision-making processes of low-income families in Minnesota
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Evaluation of the early childhood school readiness demonstration projects and School Readiness Certification System [Executive summary]
A summary of a mixed methods evaluation of the Texas Early Education Model, now called the Texas School Ready! project, a collaboration among public school, child care, and Head Start to improve the school readiness of at risk children, and of the School Readiness Certification System (SRCS), a quality rating system, that examines program management and implementation, financial management, student outcomes, and operation of SRCS
Executive Summary
Evaluation of the early childhood school readiness demonstration projects and School Readiness Certification System
A mixed methods evaluation of the Texas Early Education Model, now called the Texas School Ready! project, a collaboration among public school, child care, and Head Start to improve the school readiness of at risk children, and of the School Readiness Certification System (SRCS), a quality rating system, that examines program management and implementation, financial management, student outcomes, and operation of SRCS
Reports & Papers
Competencies for early childhood educators in the context of inclusion: Issues and guidance for states
A discussion of the development of competencies for early childhood educators related to inclusion to reflect effective practices and link to professional development and other early childhood systems
Other
Building an afterschool workforce: Regulations and beyond
A categorical compilation of types of state regulations and statutes related to qualifications, professional development requirements for staff, and quality improvement systems for after school programs in 2009
Reports & Papers
Spotlight on licensing exemptions: A review of state and territory licensing exemptions impacting school-age child care
An examination of features of exemptions related to care for school-age children in state and territory child care licensing regulations
Other
Next round of Race to the Top focuses on early childhood education
A summary of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge competitive grants
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
Other
The road to high-quality early education
An overview of efforts in Colorado to build a high-quality early childhood education system and a discussion of aspects of quality in early learning classrooms
Fact Sheets & Briefs
An early educator's dilemma: Balancing educational aspirations & student loan burden
A study of Massachusetts early educators' experiences with student loans and their relationship to the pursuit of higher education, based on 4 focus groups with more than 60 early educators and a survey of 395 early educators
Reports & Papers
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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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
Reports & Papers
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
Other
Connecticut early care & education progress report, 2010
An exploration of the climate of early childhood education and care in Connecticut, including in formation of costs, family budgeting and expenses, public funding, and program quality
Reports & Papers
Putting the pieces together: Community efforts to support our youngest children 0-8: A report on the Early Learning Communities Initiative
Profiles of efforts in 12 communities to deliver comprehensive services for young children through community collaboration and coordination
Other
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
Other
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
Other
Connecticut early care & education progress report, 2011
An overview of early care and education in Connecticut in 2011, including public spending on early care and education, children served by child care subsidies and other publicly funded programs, the quality of subsidized settings, and the school readiness and elementary school outcomes of children from low-income areas
Other
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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