Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures

Description:

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

Resource Type:

Methods

Author(s):

Halle Tamara; Vick Jessica; Anderson Rachel

Publisher(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation; Child Trends

Funder(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Date Issued:

March, 2010

Source:

(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Retrieved June 10, 2010, from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/cc/childcare_technical/reports/complete_compendium_full.pdf

Note:

The federal project officer is Ivelisse Martinez-Beck. The authors of the quality measures profiles are Mirjam Neunning, Debra Weinstein, Tamara Halle, Laurie Martin, Kathryn Tout, Laura Wandner, Jessica Vick Whittaker, Heather See, Meagan McSwiggan, Megan Fletcher, Juli Sherman, Elizabeth Hair, and Mary Burkhauser

Topics:

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality

10. Research & Evaluation Methods > 10.3. Measures

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