The effects of Smart Start on the quality of preschool child care

Description:

A study of the effects of a broad-based community initiative, Smart Start, to improve the quality of preschool child care between 1994 and 1996

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Bryant Donna M.; Maxwell Kelly; Burchinal Margaret; Lowman Betsy

Publisher(s):

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center

Country:

United States

State(s):

North Carolina

Date Issued:

1997

Source:

Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. Retrieved December 1, 2004, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/smartstart/reports/childrens_health.pdf (no longer accessible since April 1, 2005)

Note:

This resource is part of the Smart Start Evaluation

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.10. Integrated Services Programs

4. Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > 4.1. Provider Type/Setting > 4.1.1. Center-Based Child Care & Early Education

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.3. Quality Initiatives

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Reports & Papers

Child Care and Early Education Research Connections

The effects of Smart Start on the quality of preschool child care

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