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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations 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 |
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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Defining and measuring quality: An in-depth study of five child care quality rating and improvement systems An examination of aspects of child care quality rating and improvement systems related to definitions and measures of quality, including variation in definitions and measures, processes to measure each component and determine the overall level of quality, and availability of data on quality ratings, based on in-depth case studies in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee |
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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Measuring quality across three child care quality rating and improvement systems: Findings from secondary analyses A study of the prevalence of quality components among participating child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) providers and their relationship to observed quality, based on analyses of QRIS administrative data, professional development registries, and observation data in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Illinois, and Tennessee |
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Coaching and quality assistance in quality rating improvement systems: Approaches used by TA providers to improve quality in early care and education programs and home-based settings A study of the features of on-site technical assistance and coaching provided by state child care quality rating and improvement system technical assistance providers, based on interviews with 34 technical assistance providers in 17 states |
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A count for quality: Child care center directors on rating and improvement systems A study of child care center directors' views of child care quality rating and improvement systems and their components, based on interviews with 48 directors from 9 states and a roundtable forum with 15 of the 48 directors |
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The Strengthening Families initiative and child care quality improvement: How Strengthening Families influenced change in child care programs in one state A qualitative study of the influence of the Strengthening Families through Early Care and Education initiative in Illinois (SFI) on change in family partnership practices in child care programs, based on data from 4 child care programs serving birth- through 5-year-olds who had participated in SFI for at least 2 years |
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Illinois Salary and Staffing Survey of licensed child care facilities: FY 2011 A study of the characteristics of the workforce in licensed child care settings in Illinois, including professional development, turnover, education, credentials, experience, compensation, and benefits, based on survey responses from 745 child care centers and 1,392 family child care providers |
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State early childhood advisory councils: An overview of implementation across the states An examination of developments and variation among state early childhood advisory councils, based on a review of state applications for grants provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), as well as updates provided by council leadership |
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Ensuring quality care for low-income babies: Contracting directly with providers to expand and improve infant and toddler care An analysis of states' use of contracts to provide subsidized child care for infants and toddlers and the potential for contracts to improve the quality or increase the supply of child care, based on interviews with policymakers and contracted providers |
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Report on effective legal proceedings to ensure provider compliance A comparison of the child care licensing system in Washington state to systems in ten other states, with an analysis of effective licensing system components, and recommendations for improvements in enforcement capability |
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Predicting acceptance of diversity in pre-kindergarten classrooms A study of the relationships between diversity-promoting practices in prekindergarten classrooms and classroom composition, process quality, and teacher characteristics, based on data from 692 publicly-supported prekindergarten classrooms across 11 states, from both the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study (SWEEP) |
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The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the fourth year An examination of the contributions of the Build Initiative in its fourth year of fostering of state partnerships to develop comprehensive systems of early learning and care |
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2009, based on a survey of legislative fiscal staff in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories |
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The Educare Chicago Research-Program Partnership and Follow-Up Study: Using data on program graduates to enhance quality improvement efforts An examination of responses from the Chicago, Illinois, site of Educare to findings from a study of the transition and early elementary school experiences of families and children who participated in the program, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at risk children from birth to age 5, based on parent interviews and focus groups, teacher surveys, school administrative data, and direct child assessments for 172 children |
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2010 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2010, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories |
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Using vouchers to deliver social services: Considerations based on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program experiences An examination of the role of voucher systems in delivering social services through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, based on interviews with state program administrators, conversations with local area staff, and in-depth site visits and case studies |
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Common vision, different paths: Five states’ journeys toward comprehensive prenatal-to-five systems An examination of the people, perspectives, processes, and products of the comprehensive and coordinated systems for children aged prenatal to five in California, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania |
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care |
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Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, based on a survey of the 50 states and territories |
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The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
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The work-family support roles of child care providers across settings A qualitative investigation of provider perceptions of their supportive roles for families meeting work- and family-related needs, based on interviews and questionnaire responses of a sample of 29 child care providers serving low income families in the Chicago area |
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The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
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We can do better: Child Care Aware of America's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight: 2013 update A review of program requirements and oversight in state child care center licensing regulations, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations and a survey of child care licensing directors in each state, the District of Columbia, and at the United States Department of Defense |
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The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access to, quality standards in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2011-2012 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
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The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
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