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Paths to QUALITY: A child care quality rating & improvement system for Indiana: Evaluation methods and measures
Langill, Carolyn, January, 2009
West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, Center for Families.

A description of the methodology and measures used in the evaluation of Paths to QUALITY, the quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) in Indiana, with a focus on data collection and quality and outcome measures

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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

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Accountability and program evaluation in early education
Gilliam, Walter S., 2012
In R.C. Pianta (Ed.), Handbook of early childhood education (pp. 73-91). New York: Guilford Press

A discussion of research design options for the measurement of the outcomes of early education programs

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Measuring the regional economic importance of early care and education: The Cornell methodology guide
Ribeiro, Rosaria, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

A guide to conducting a regional economic analysis of the child care sector

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Early childhood assessment: Why, what, and how?
National Research Council (U.S.), 2008
Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

A discussion of developmental outcomes for children from birth to age five and a review of instruments used in developmental assessment

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A guide to calculating the cost of quality early care and education
Stebbins, Helene, 2006
(Financing Strategies Series May 2006). Washington, DC: Finance Project.

Instructions for creating accurate estimates of the cost of high-quality early care and education systems, with a case study example from Kansas City

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Measuring youth program quality: A guide to assessment tools
Yohalem, Nicole, March 2007
Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment.

A guide comparing the purpose, structure, content and technical properties of tools to assess youth program quality

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Design phase of the National Study of Early Child Care Supply and Demand (NSECCSD): Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A description of a proposed design for a study on the functions of supply and demand in the child care market, including a discussion of public policy questions addressed through the implementation of the proposed study

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Measuring youth program quality: A guide to assessment tools
Yohalem, Nicole, January, 2009
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment.

A guide to observational instruments for measuring out-of-school time program quality, including the instruments' purpose, structure, content, and technical properties

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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 2010
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Profiles of instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings, including information on instrument program target age and setting, purpose, administration, key constructs and scoring, and reliability and validity

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Final recommendations for the demand questionnaire
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

Recommendations for the improvement of the design and content of a survey instrument for the assessment of the parents' demand for child care services across the United States

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The price of school readiness: A tool for estimating the cost of universal preschool in the states
Golin, Stacie, 2004
(IWPR Publication No. G713). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

A model designed to estimate the cost of a state-based, voluntary, universal prekindergarten program by combining the direct service and indirect costs associated with quality early childhood education, in order to approximate the annual total cost of program delivery

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Improving early education programs through data-based decision making
Riley-Ayers, Shannon, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A discussion of five methods to evaluate the effectiveness of state-funded preschool programs

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13 indicators of quality child care: Research update
Fiene, Richard, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

An annotated bibliography of research conducted since 1992 on thirteen key child care quality indicators used in developing child care licensing regulations.

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Putting administrative data to work: A toolkit for state agencies on advancing data integration and data sharing efforts to support sound policy and program development
Duran, Frances, 2005
Farmington, CT: Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut.

An assessment, implementation, and reference guide for state agencies seeking to enhance and strengthen their data and research infrastructures

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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

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