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Predicting process quality from structural quality in preschool programs: A cross-country comparison An examination of the effects of structural characteristics (wages, classrooms, centers, regions) on child care and early education quality in Germany, Portugal, Spain and the United States |
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The effect of same-age and mixed-age grouping in day care on parent-child attachment security A study of parent-child attachment and its relationship to same-age child care grouping, mixed-age grouping, and the changing of day care settings in the Netherlands |
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Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation A descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records |
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Lycoming Clinton Head Start family child care mentoring evaluation A descriptive case study evaluation of the Lycoming Clinton Head Start Family Child Care Mentoring project through observations of 5 participating family child care homes |
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Building a community-wide early learning system: White Center at baseline Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the White Center community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the WCELI planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for WCELI implementation |
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Cuyahoga County child care quality study An assessment of the quality of early childhood education and care programs available to three- to five-year-old children, Ohio, based on a sample of 177 classrooms in child care centers, preschool programs, and Head Start centers in Cuyahoga County |
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The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Findings from the impact and implementation studies An implementation and impact evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington, based on pre- and post-treatment program observations and staff surveys and interviews in 14 randomly assigned child care centers and 52 randomly assigned family child care providers |
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''Reaching for the stars'': Family child care home validation study: Final report A study of Oklahoma’s Reaching for the Stars program, a child care quality improvement initiative, examining quality differences between family child care homes representing the various levels of the Reaching for the Stars program’s quality rating system |
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Child care for working poor families: Child development and parent employment outcomes The final report of a study of the types and quality of child care used by low income working families in four Indiana cities and their relation to child development and parent employment outcomes |
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Teacher sensitivity, children's attachment and play with peers A longitudinal study of three different explanatory models for the development of complex play with peers in a sample of 107 children and their primary caregivers in family and center-based child care settings |
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Does training make a difference to quality in family child care? An article on the characteristics of family child care providers who seek training and the effects of training on child care quality. |
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The relation of preschool child-care quality to children's cognitive and social developmental trajectories through second grade An examination of the relationship between quality preschool and cognitive and socioemotional development in community child-care centers, adjusting for family selection factors from a longitudinal study of 733 children ages 4 to 8 years old |
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The effects of specialized training on caregivers and children in early-years settings: An evaluation of the foundation course in playgroup practice An examination of a 120-hour professional development training course designed to improve child care providers' sensitivity and an evaluation of the program's effect on preschool children's cognitive and social development |
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Correlates of affectionate and angry behavior in child care educators of preschool-aged children A study on the factors contributing to affectionate or angry behavior of care givers |
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The quality gap: A study of nonprofit and commercial child care centres in Canada A study on the differences between nonprofit and commercial center-based child care on overall classroom quality in Canada |
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Family child care finances and their effect on quality and incentives A study of expenditures and revenues for paid family child care providers, and monetary incentives to enter the field, using financial data from telephone interviews with a subset of regulated and unregulated providers from the Family Child Care and Relative Care (FCCRC) data set |
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Interim report for Quality Research Consortium Data Coordination Center cross-sectional analyses A description of the interventions and study designs being implemented at the eight Head Start Quality Research Centers (HSQRCs) |
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Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality |
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The Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study A longitudinal study of the relationships between children's experiences in center-based care and school and their social, emotional and cognitive outcomes |
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A study of Classroom Literacy Interventions and Outcomes in Even Start An evaluation of the impacts of research-based, literacy-focused early childhood education and parenting education curricula in Even Start programs on child language, literacy, and social competence, parenting skills, parent literacy, and instructional practices in Even Start, including: a comparison of the impacts of preschool, parenting, and parent-child curricula with the impacts of existing Even Start services; and an examination of the value added by parenting and parent-child curricula to preschool curricula |
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Predicting parental perceptions of children's longitudinal school success from early child care experiences An analysis of the relationship between earlier child care environments and parental reports of children’s academic performance and adjustment to school throughout elementary school, based on data from the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Longitudinal Study |
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Improving quality, enhancing inclusion: Partnerships for Inclusion-Nova Scotia An evaluation of the first four years of Partnerships for Inclusion-Nova Scotia, an initiative combining assessment, on-site consultation, and support to directors and teachers to improve program quality and promote the inclusion of children with special needs in child care centers |
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Promoting social and emotional competence in preschoolers with and without disabilities: What is the role of teachers' educational beliefs and practices? A study using semi-structured interviews to examine inclusive preschool teachers' educational beliefs and teaching practices in terms of promoting socioemotional competence in young children |
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ACF-OPRE report: A year in Head Start: Children, families and programs A profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents |
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Assessment of preschool classroom practices: Application of Q-sort methodology An evaluation of the Preschool Classroom Practices Q-Sort, a measure designed to assess the relation between preschool educator's beliefs and practices and the effectiveness of their classroom practices |
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Children's experiences in center-based child care as a function of teacher background and adult:child ratio An examination of child care quality in relation to adult: child ratio and teacher education, using the Cost, Quality and Outcome (CQO) and Florida Quality Improvement study datasets |
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Teacher education, motivation, compensation, workplace support, and links to quality of center-based child care and teachers’ intention to stay in the early childhood profession An investigation of the career choices and pathways of early childhood professionals, based on surveys, interviews, and assessments of 2022 child care providers |
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Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Findings from Project Upgrade in Miami-Dade County Findings from an experimental study of the impacts of three different language and literacy interventions on teacher behavior, classroom environment, and children's language development and early literacy skills in classrooms of 4-year-olds at child care centers serving children from low-income families in Miami-Dade County |
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The effectiveness of an infant mentoring project An inquiry into the links between child care director-caregiver mentoring and quality of infant care programs, based on a sample of 52 caregivers from 27 centers in south central Pennsylvania, assessed using the Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS), the Arnett Caregiver Observation Scale, the Bloom Organizational Climate Scale, and the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI) |
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'Learning to Live Together': Training early childhood educators to promote socio-emotional competence of toddlers and pre-school children A study of the effect of the Learning to Live Together training program on caregiver behavior, quality of care, and children's behavior, in a sample of 82 caregivers |
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Effects of Video Interaction Guidance on early childhood teachers A study of the effect of video feedback training on teacher-child interaction and teacher job satisfaction, based on video observations and surveys from 95 teacher child-dyads |
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The quality of early childhood educators: Children's interaction in Greek child care centers A study of the relationship between the teacher-child interactions and structural quality in center based care, based on observations of 40 early childhood educators' interactions with children in 27 infant/toddler and preschool classrooms in Greece |
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Parental views of children's longitudinal school success in relation to early child care experiences An examination of the quality of child care experiences on children's development and success in elementary school |
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Growing Up in Poverty Project A longitudinal study of the effects of mothers moving from welfare-to-work on their economic well-being, home environment, child care quality and use, and their young children's early development |
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Missouri Preschool Project: Program evaluation report An analysis of program quality and quality improvements in the Missouri Preschool Project (MPP), based on assessments of classroom quality and teacher child interactions and on administrator and teacher questionnaires |
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Building a community-wide early learning system: East Yakima at baseline Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the East Yakima community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for East Yakima Early Learning Initiative implementation |
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Child care caregiver sensitivity and attachment An overview of three studies measuring the impact of child care caregivers' sensitivity on children's attachment security |
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Evaluating the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS): Assessing differences between the first and revised edition A review of the comparability and changes between the original 1980 version and the 1998 revision of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, a measure of global child care quality |
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Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Findings from an experimental test of three language/literacy interventions in child care centers in Miami-Dade County: Final report Findings from a two-year experimental study of the impacts of three different language and literacy interventions on teacher behavior, classroom environment, and children's language development and early literacy skills in classrooms of 4-year-olds at child care centers serving children from low-income families in Miami-Dade County, Florida |
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You bet I care!: Caring and learning environments: Quality in child care centres across Canada A report documenting the findings from a Canadian study that explores the relationships between child care center quality and (1) center characteristics; (2) teacher wages and working conditions; and (3) teacher characteristics and attitudes |
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Child care and low-income children's development: Direct and moderated effects A study determining the effect of child care quality on low-income children's cognitive and social development, utilizing data from the Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study |
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Project CREATE: Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement: First year report An evaluation of the first year of Delaware’s Project CREATE (Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement), a training program offering college-level educational experiences to infant and toddler caregivers in family child care homes and centers, based on pre- and post-participation assessments of caregiving quality and caregiver knowledge |
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Partnerships for Inclusion-Nova Scotia: An evaluation based on the first cohort of child care centres The impact evaluation of an initiative combining assessment, on-site consultation, and support to directors and teachers to improve program quality and promote the inclusion of children with special needs in child care centers in Nova Scotia |
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Program practices, caregiver stability, and child-caregiver relationships An examination of child care program practices, caregiver behaviors, and classroom environments associated with the development of positive child caregiver relationships |
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A longitudinal investigation of preschoolers' Head Start experience and subsequent school readiness A longitudinal study of differences in Texan Head Start programs, specifically examining the effects of one year attendance as compared with the effects of two year attendance on preschool children's school readiness |
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Comparisons of observed process quality in early child care and education programs in five countries A process quality analysis and comparison of child care facilities in Austria, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the United States |
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Identifying profiles of quality in home-based child care A study to identify profiles of child care quality among a sample of family child care providers and to examine provider characteristics associated with each profile, based on an analysis of observational and survey data collected from 341 family child care providers in the Quality Interventions for Early Care and Education (QUINCE) Partnerships for Inclusion (PFI) study |
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Studying the culture of quality early education and care: A cumulative approach to measuring characteristics of the workforce and relations to quality in four Midwestern states A study of the relation between child care provider characteristics, summed up in an Asset Index for Child Care Providers, and child care quality in four Midwestern states |
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The Philadelphia Child Care Quality Study: An examination of quality in selected early education and care studies A study of the typical level of quality of selected center and home based care settings encountered by preschool-aged children in Philadelphia |
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The Effective Provision of Pre-school Education (EPPE) project: Final report: A longitudinal study funded by the DfES 1997-2004 An analysis of the effects of early education and care experiences on later learning, social, and behavioral outcomes of preschool children in England |
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The relation of quality indicators to provider knowledge of child development in family child care homes A study of the relationship between structural and process quality indicators, and an examination of provider knowledge in predicting process quality, in family child care homes in northern California |
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You bet I care!: Caring and learning environments: Quality in regulated family child care across Canada Findings from a Canadian study exploring the relationships between quality in family child care homes and: (1) provider characteristics and attitudes; (2) provider income levels and working conditions; and (3) providers' use of various support services |
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The prediction of process quality from structural features of child care An analysis of data from the Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study to identify structural features of child care centers and classrooms that predict process quality |
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Conditions of caregiving, provider nurturance, and quality care A study of family child care providers with an average of eight years of experience in rural counties, and the confluence of professional self-perceptions and perceptions of their jobs' significance, the nurturance they provided, and the presence of economically distressed children |
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The consistency of perceived teacher-child relationships between preschool and kindergarten A longitudinal study of consistency in teacher perceptions of the quality of children’s teacher-child relationships over a three-year period encompassing both preschool and kindergarten |
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Massachusetts family child care today: A report of the findings from the Massachusetts cost and quality study A presentation of findings from a study of workforce issues, the quality of care, and the cost of licensed family child care within the state of Massachusetts |
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Improving child care quality in Early Head Start programs: A partnership model A study evaluating an Early Head Start-child care partnership to improve child care quality in infant toddler child care centers |
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Early childhood programs in Missouri: Workforce, quality, and policy related findings A report on how child care quality and workforce characteristics in Missouri differ according to subsidy use, licensing status, type of care, and locale |
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Washington State Child Care Career and Wage Ladder Pilot Project: Phase 2: Final evaluation report An evaluation of Washington's Pilot Project: a longitudinal study of child care centers paying average wages compared to centers paying staff wages based on teacher's education and experience |
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Building futures: The Head Start impact study: Research design plan A report describing the sampling, data collection, and analytical techniques to be used in the Head Start impact evaluation. |
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Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) A series of nationally representative longitudinal cohort studies of the experiences of Head Start children and families |
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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures 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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Towards a predictive model of quality in Canadian child care centers A report of a large scale study of indicators of quality in Canadian child care centers as assessed by center observations combined with director and staff questionnaires reporting on regulatory, financial, and administrative information |
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Cuyahoga County child care quality study A study of the quality in child care centers and family child care homes in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, based on observations of 177 center-based child care classrooms and an analysis of data from a previous study of family child care homes and of administrative data on family child care home quality |
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The quality of different types of child care at 10 and 18 months: A comparison between types and factors related to quality A comparison of the quality of child care in four types of settings, an identification of the factors associated with higher-quality child care, and an exploration of the values of mothers when rating the quality of child care, based on interviews with and observation of 638 children and their caregivers in England |
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Tennessee's Infant and Toddler Credential: Pilot evaluation report An outcomes evaluation of the pilot of the Tennessee Infant and Toddler Credential that examines changes in participating caregivers' beliefs and child care quality |
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Project CREATE: Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement: Final report A study of the effectiveness of the Project CREATE (Caregiver Recruitment Education and Training Enhancement), a community-based training initiative for infant and toddler caregivers in both centers and family child care programs between 1999 and 2001 in Delaware |
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Washington State Child Care Career and Wage Ladder (CWL): Post CWL evaluation report An exploration of the status of the early childhood workforce in the wake of the end of the Washington State Child Care Career and Wage Ladder Pilot Program, based on information gathered through surveys, telephone interviews, and observations of 137 centers in Washington State |
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Challenges in implementing center-based and home-based Early Head Start programs An examination of two methods for implementing center-based and home-based Early Head Start programs, comparing content of services, intensity of services, amount of family support, and mechanisms for managing Early Head Start services |
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Iowa child care characteristics and quality A study of the quality and characteristics of child care providers in Iowa and of provider characteristics, including subsidy receipt, related to higher child care quality, based on an initial survey of providers and then follow-up observations with a subset of providers |
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Is there a link between teachers' beliefs and behaviors? A study investigating any association between early childhood teachers' beliefs and actions within the classroom |
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Lycoming County early childhood quality research project A study of the quality of care in Pennsylvania's Lycoming County's child care programs, comparing the county results to results from a statewide study of early child care program quality |
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Performance and progress in the seventh year (2007-2008): Year 7 report (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) A statewide evaluation of the 2007-2008 program year of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that examined program characteristics, classroom quality, and participant outcomes, based on monthly program reports, classroom observations and child assessments |
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Caregiver-Environment Scale: Assessing the quality of center-based infant care An analysis of the reliability and item appropriateness of the Caregiver-Environment Scale, a measure assessing caregiver-infant interactions and infant center materials and environment |
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Child care for children in poverty: Opportunity or inequality? A study of child care quality in child care centers serving children from low-income families, its relationship to type of center-based programming, and its comparability to child care quality in centers serving upper- and middle-income families, based on data from the nationally representative Profile of Child Care Settings study and the National Child Care Staffing Study, which collected observational data on child care quality in 227 child care centers in five cities |
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Head Start Performance Measures Center Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2000) technical report A longitudinal study of the academic and social outcomes of Head Start children during the Head Start years and in kindergarten, based on data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), 2000 Cohort |
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Caregiver training and classroom quality in child care centers A study of the association between classroom quality and both formal education and informal training of caregivers, based on data from 533 child care center classrooms in four states |
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Teacher-child interaction in Head Start classrooms An investigation of the impact of Head Start teachers' formal education, specialized training, and caregiving attitudes on their interactions with students |
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Children's relationships with caregivers: Mothers and child care teachers A study categorizing infants', toddlers', and preschool children's relationships with their mothers and teachers and relating these categories to levels of teacher involvement, based on direct observations |
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Who's minding the children in rural Pennsylvania?: A profile of regulated child care and the families using it A comparison of child care quality, providers, and subsidy use in rural and urban Pennsylvania communities, based on analyses of administrative and secondary data |
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Child care characteristics and quality in Nebraska A study of the characteristics and quality of the child care workforce in Nebraska |
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Improving child care quality through an infant caregiver mentoring project An examination of a child care mentoring project designed to improve the quality of infant and toddler child care programs in south central Pennsylvania, based on a sample of 52 caregivers |
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Pennsylvania Mind in the Making learning modules evaluation An inquiry into the effect of Mind in the Making (MITM), a 12-module early childhood teacher training program, on early childhood teaching practices and child care program quality, based on observations of 2 classrooms from each of 21 experimental and 21 control child care centers from seven regions of Pennsylvania |
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An assessment of the validity of the ECERS-R with implications for measures of child care quality and relations to child development An assessment of the response process validity, structural validity, and criterion validity of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised, based on an analysis of data from 1,350 centers and preschools from a national longitudinal study of children |
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The quality of early learning, play and childcare services in Sure Start local programmes Studies on the quality of child care, learning and play services in Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention services for children birth to 3 years |
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The QUINCE-PFI study: An evaluation of a promising model for child care provider training: Final report An examination of the efficacy of an individualized, assessment-based, on-site consultation model of professional development for the quality improvement of early childhood programs, based on 108 child care classrooms and 263 family child care homes from twenty-four agencies in five states assigned to a group to receive a professional development intervention or to a control group |
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Family income, parent education, and perceived constraints as predictors of observed program quality and parent rated program quality A study of the relationship between differences in observed program quality and parent perceived program quality among parents with various family income, parents' education, parents' perceived constraints in selecting child care, and type of selected child care, based on data from 1,313 parents by children in poor, low-income, and non-low-income families in 4 Midwestern state |
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Child care improvement on a shoestring: Evaluating a low-cost approach to improving the availability of quality child care An evaluation of the Philadelphia Early Childhood Collaborative, a local experiment in coordinated planning and decentralized administration of services for the Philadelphia child care community, focusing on the program’s ability to be implemented as an organizational entity, impact on service delivery, and the influence of its services on participating child care providers |
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Unique and protective contributions of parenting and classroom processes to the self-regulation and adjustment of African American preschool children attending Head Start programs An investigation of the effects of parenting and classroom processes on preschool children's self-regulation skills |
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Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), 2003 Cohort The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) is an ongoing, national, longitudinal study of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of Head Start children. It examines the characteristics, well-being, and accomplishments, of families, the observed quality of Head Start classrooms, and the characteristics and opinions of Head Start teachers and other program staff. |
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Child care quality and workforce characteristics in four Midwestern states A study of observed child care quality and its relation to hypothesized and potential indicators of quality, using a representative randomly selected sample of the provider population in four Midwestern states |
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Effective Pre-school Provision in Northern Ireland (EPPNI) summary report: 1998-2004 A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between early childhood program participation and cognitive, social, and academic outcomes in a random sample of 685 preschool attendees and 152 non-attendees in Northern Ireland, based on annual assessments between the ages of 3 and 8 |
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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures A compendium, review, and comparison of over 20 instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings |
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Evaluation of Head Start Family Child Care Demonstration: Final report An evaluation of the Head Start Family Child Care Demonstration Project to examine the efficacy of providing Head Start services through the alternative delivery system of family child care homes |
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Quality of childcare settings in the Millennium Cohort Study A study of the quality of child care experienced by participants in a longitudinal cohort study of children born between 2000 and 2002 in the United Kingdom, based on direct observations of child care settings and a survey of child care center directors |
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National evaluation of the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative: The relationship between quality and children's behavioural development A study of the quality of care offered through the United Kingdom's Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative, which aimed to increase the number of child care slots and the quality of child care services in disadvantaged areas, and the relationship of child care quality to children's behavioral development, based on observations of child care settings and an assessment of children's behavior |
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The North Carolina Child Care Corps: The role of national service in child care A study of North Carolina’s efforts to improve existing teacher-child ratios through a four-week intensive training program in child development and early childhood education for AmeriCorps volunteers and subsequent assignment as assistant teachers in child care classrooms in counties receiving Smart Start funding |
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Quality in family child care and relative care A comprehensive study of family child care and relative care from the perspective of families, children, and providers, including an analysis of child care quality as it relates to child development |
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Child care quality and children's engagement An examination of the relationship between child care quality and children’s engagement behavior in 40 classrooms dispersed in 17 child care centers in North Carolina |
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Aspects of quality in Greek day care centers |
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Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project This project involves both a cross-site national study and local longitudinal studies of low-income families with young children in Early Head Start sites in 17 communities in the United States. The project was funded in two waves: Birth to Three (1996-2001) and Pre-Kindergarten Follow-Up (2001-2004). The five major components of the project are: an implementation study, an impact evaluation, local research studies, policy studies, and efforts toward continuous program improvement. The implementation study assessed the level and quality of implementation of EHS at each site, as well as variations across sites, with regard to five program areas: child development and health care; family partnerships; community involvement and partnerships; staff development; and program management. Results include a profile of each of the 17 research programs, their services and expected outcomes. The information gathered was critical for the development of the impact evaluation analyses and the identification of pathways to full implementation. The impact evaluation followed a random assignment, longitudinal design to examine how child, parent and family outcomes were influenced by EHS programs, as well as by variations in program approaches and community contexts, program implementation and services, and the characteristics of children and their families. The third component involves 16 local research projects conducted by 15 university-based researchers who partnered with Early Head Start research programs. Designed to investigate the unique outcomes and program functions of each Early Head Start program, these longitudinal studies continue through the second phase of the project, Pre-Kindergarten Follow-up (2001-2004). The policy studies component focuses on issues related to welfare reform, health and disabilities, child-care and fatherhood. The component of continuous program improvement consists of reports and presentations disseminating new information that can help all Early Head Start programs to increase their ability to meet the needs of families. |
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Structural predictors of child care quality in child care homes An article examining whether structural features of family child care predict quality better than other features |
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English literacy levels of the early care and education workforce: A profile and associations with quality of care A report examining the literacy levels of early childhood educators in Alameda County, California |
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Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), 2006 Cohort The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) is a periodic, ongoing longitudinal study of program performance. Successive nationally representative samples of Head Start children, their families, classrooms, and programs provide descriptive information on the population of children and families served; staff qualifications, credentials, and opinions; Head Start classroom practices and quality measures; and child and family outcomes. FACES includes a battery of child assessments across multiple developmental domains (cognitive, social, emotional, and physical). |
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The role of Early Head Start programs in addressing the child care needs of low-income families with infants and toddlers: Influences on child care use and quality A discussion of the patterns of child care use by Early Head Start families and the impacts that program participation had on families' child care use and the quality of care used |
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Teacher characteristics and effective teaching in child care: Findings from the National Child Care Staffing Study Results on the National Child Care Staffing Study concerning effectiveness and characteristics of teachers across the United States |
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Emotional availability, attachment, and intervention in center-based child care for infants and toddlers A study of the effect of the Project Secure Child in Child Care staff training program on several aspects of the emotional attachment relationships between professional caregivers and infants or toddlers, based on observations of the interactions between 57 caregiver-child dyads |
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Child care by default or design?: An exploration of differences between non-profit and for-profit Canadian child care centres using the You Bet I Care! data sets An analysis of the differences in child care quality in commercial versus publicly operated child care centers in Canada |
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Unionization and quality in early childhood programs A study of the impact of unionization on wages/benefits and working conditions of workers among non-profit child care centers in Canada |
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Evaluation of "Paths to QUALITY," Indiana's child care quality rating and improvement system: Final report An evaluation of the influence of Indiana's Paths to QUALITY (PTQ) quality improvement system on the quality of child care offerings, the awareness of child care quality issues, the child care choices of parents, and select child development indicators, based on data collected at hundreds of child care sites throughout the state |
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Boston Quality Inventory 2010: Community early care and education programs A study of the quality of child care centers and family child care homes in Boston, based on surveys and observations of 68 child care centers and 51 family child care homes |
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Regulation, subsidy receipt and provider characteristics: What predicts quality in child care homes? A study of the influence of family child care regulations, the concentration of children cared for who received public child care subsidies (i.e., subsidy density), providers' level of education, and reported annual training hours on global quality and caregiver sensitivity in four Midwestern states |
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Subsidizing child care: How child care subsidies affect the child care used by low-income African American families An examination of the type and quality of child care arrangements made by parents in low income families receiving child care subsidies, based on a sample of 111 African-American families in Philadelphia |
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Effects of transitions to new child care classes on infant/toddler distress and behavior An examination of the emotional and behavioral effects of infants' and toddlers' transitions to new child care classrooms |
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Parent perceptions of child care choice and quality in four states A study of parents’ child care perceptions, decision-making factors, and processes in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska |
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Family child care in North Carolina A study of quality in family child care homes in North Carolina and the relationship between quality of care and involvement in Smart Start quality improvement efforts |
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Using childcare programs as a portal for changing the eating behaviors of young children Highlights of a study of the effects of a mentoring intervention for early childhood educators on the promotion of healthy eating behaviors and body weight for infants and toddlers in south central Pennsylvania, and a discussion of policy implications for the systemic fight against childhood obesity |
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Diversity, child care quality, and developmental outcomes A study investigating the relationship between children's ethnicities and the validity of standardized child care quality measures, using data from the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study and the NICHD Study of Early Child Care |
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Child care in poor communities: Early learning effects of type, quality, and stability A longitudinal analysis of the effects of child care type, quality, and stability on the social and cognitive development of preschool children of low-income single mothers |
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Caregivers in day-care centers: does training matter? A study of the relationship between the the training level of caregivers and their attitudes and behavior toward children in their care, based on a sample of 59 caregivers in 22 child care centers in Bermuda |
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program year 6 report (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007): Children's longitudinal outcomes and program quality over time (2003-2007) A longitudinal follow-up in their kindergarten year of two cohorts of participants (starting the program in 2003-2004 and 2005-2006, respectively) in the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that evaluated classroom quality and participant outcomes, based on classroom observations and child assessments |
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Cumberland County and Great Carlisle Area United Way: Success by Six: ECERS-R training An evaluation of a workshop designed to teach child care center directors and staff how to use the revised version of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale to assess their own centers and knowledge of environmental quality |
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''Reaching for the stars'': Center validation study final report An examination of quality differences between child care centers in the various levels of the Reaching for the Stars Quality Rating System (QRS) in Oklahoma |
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Child care for children with and without disabilities: The provider, observer, and parent perspectives A study combining survey of providers and parents and program observations to explore the characteristics of providers in inclusive and non-inclusive center-based classrooms and family child care homes, the observed quality of care, and families' perceptions of quality and satisfaction with child care services in four Midwestern states |
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Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative The final report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative, which conducted multi-site experimental evaluations of 14 preschool curricula's impacts on child outcomes (including behavior and early language, literacy, and math skills) at the end of preschool and in kindergarten, and on preschool classroom outcomes (including classroom quality, teacher-child interactions, and instructional practices) |
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Report of the findings from the Early Childhood Study: 2001-02 A study of the development of young children attending private and state-funded preschool programs under Georgia's prekindergarten initiative |
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The School Readiness Initiative in South-Central Connecticut: Classroom quality, teacher training, and service provision: Meriden, Middletown, New Haven, Waterbury: Final report of findings for fiscal year 1999 An evaluation of preschool classroom quality, teacher training, and service provision from a study of four major cites in south-central Connecticut |
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Improving and sustaining center quality: The role of NAEYC accreditation and staff stability A longitudinal study examining characteristics of child care centers that improved in quality and retained the higher quality over time, and assessing the impact of NAEYC accreditation on quality improvement |
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Assessing the validity of the Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system as a tool for improving child-care quality An evaluation of the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including: an assessment of system components and the relationships between them; a comparison of Qualistar measures to other established quality measures; and an examination of the association between quality improvements as measured by Qualistar components and children's socioemotional and cognitive outcomes. |
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Adding two school age children: Does it change quality in family child care? A study of family child care provider quality and caregiver sensitivity before and after enrolling two additional school-age children to these programs |
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Predictors of quality caregiving in the ''Family Child Care Partnerships'' home visitation program An examination of the Family Child Care Partnerships (FCCP) home visitation program and an investigation of the relationship between key features of the FCCP training program and quality caregiving for service recipients |
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Oklahoma’s pilot early childhood program birth through three years: Description, evaluation, and policy implications An evaluation and description of Oklahoma's state-wide Pilot Program for the improvement of early education services for infants and toddlers through staff training and technical assistance, based on observations of 139 classrooms that serve 1,204 children aged birth through 3 |
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Cortisol levels of caregivers in child care centers as related to the quality of their caregiving A study of the relationship between cortisol levels in the saliva of child care workers as a measure of stress and the quality of their caregiving behavior, based on data collected from 221 female child care workers from the southern and central regions of the Netherlands |
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Year 5 report (July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006): Children's outcomes & program quality in the fifth year An evaluation of the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 years of the North Carolina More at Four program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that addresses characteristics of local programs, quality of services provided, and participant outcomes, based on monthly program reports, classroom observations, and child assessments |
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Early care and education: The keystone of Pennsylvania's future: Preparing our children for success A report on the quality of child care provided statewide in Pennsylvania Head Start programs, preschools, child care centers, group child care homes, family child care homes, and unregulated providers |
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Child care quality: Centers and home settings that serve poor families A multi-site, longitudinal study examining the quality of child care settings chosen by low-income mothers enrolled in welfare-to-work programs |
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Early childhood mental health consultation: A systematic approach to improving teacher sensitivity through ongoing professional development An investigation of a 3 year course of mental health consultation and a study of its relationship to change in teacher sensitivity over 7 assessment periods between the Spring 2005 and Spring 2008 from 141 early childhood teachers serving economically disadvantaged 3- and 4-year olds in Arkansas |
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Comparison of Head Start and child care facilities in Pennsylvania An examination of data from two previous descriptive studies of quality in Pennsylvania Head Start classrooms and child care centers to study individual factors that might contribute to the higher level of quality found in the Head Start classrooms as compared with the child care centers |
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Two years in early care and education: A community portrait of quality and workforce stability: Alameda County, California A report profiling child care quality and the center-based, licensed family, and license-exempt child care workforce in Alameda County, California, from 2001 to 2003 |
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Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Massachusetts family child care study An implementation and impact evaluation of LearningGames, an intervention to promote children's development through language-rich interactions between caregivers and children, in family child care homes in Massachusetts, based on pre- and post-test observations of 173 experimental and 180 control providers |
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Child care program and teacher practices: Associations with quality and children's experiences An examination of associations between teacher and program practices and quality and observed child behaviors, based on a sample of 260 children from 22 child care programs designed to serve low income children and families of color in Los Angeles and rural North Carolina |
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Effects of child-caregiver ratio on the interactions between caregivers and children in child-care centers: An experimental study An observational study of caregiver-child interactions to examine the effect of caregiver-child ratios on the quality of the interactions in child care centers |
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Child care experiences in low-income communities: Developmental quality and maternal views A study of child care quality in low-income urban communities, including types of child care used and degree to which settings met children’s and mothers’ needs, based on data from a longitudinal welfare study: Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study |
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Parenting and child care as predictors of language, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes in young, low-income children An examination of parenting behavior and child care type and quality as predictors of cognitive, language, and behavioral development in low-income toddlers and preschool-aged children, based on data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project |
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The Mentoring Pairs for Child Care project: Final outcome report An evaluation of Mentoring Pairs for Child Care (MPCC), a project in Ontario to increase child care center quality through professional development and mentoring for child care supervisors, that examined changes in participants' attitudes and professionalism and child care center quality from pre- to post-MPCC participation |
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Quality of the preschool and home environment as a context of children’s language development An examination of the relationship between preschool quality, maternal and paternal educational level, and the age of the child at start of preschool on various areas of children’s language development |
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Children's cortisol and the quality of teacher-child relationships in child care A study of the correlation between the quality of teacher-child relationships and individual levels of the cortisol stress hormone in a population of 191 preschoolers at 12 child care centers in two Southeastern communities |
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Then and now: Changes in child care staffing, 1994-2000: Technical report A longitudinal investigation into the relationship characteristics of child care workers and the quality of care provided in center-based care, based on a surveys with the assistants, teachers, and directors of 85 child care centers in California |
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The effectiveness of an infant mentoring project: Preliminary findings Preliminary results of an evaluation of an infant mentoring project designed to improve quality of Pennsylvanian infant care programs |
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A small-scale randomized efficacy trial of Carescapes: Enhancing children’s social development in child care homes A study of the effects of a video-based training program for child care workers on the behavior and social skills of children in the care of a 30 experimental and 33 control group family child care providers |
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Benefits of intergenerational staffing in preschools A study of the contributions that older adults, who have not been formally trained, had on early childhood educators and programs |
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Quality improvements in the early care and education workforce: Outcomes and impact of the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project A longitudinal analysis of the academic achievement, compensation, employment, knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to early childhood education practice and classroom quality from three cohorts of participants in Pennsylvania’s Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) entering the program in fiscal years 1998/1999, 1999/2000, and 2000/2001 |
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Relations between preschool children's child-care experiences and concurrent development: The Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study A longitudinal study of the effects of child care experiences on concurrent child outcomes, taking into account the quality of child care and the moderating influence of family and child characteristics. |
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At the heart of child care: Predictors of teacher sensitivity in center-based child care An examination of the correlation between characteristics of early childhood teachers and settings and teacher sensitivity in 43 child care centers in Northern California |
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Head Start Impact Study final report A longitudinal study of the effect of Head Start participation on both children's school readiness and the practices of parents, based on data collected from more than 4,600 applicants, randomly assigned to either Head Start or alternate programs, from a nationally representative sample of 378 Head Start centers |
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Project CREATE: Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement: Second year report An evaluation of the second year of Delaware’s Project CREATE (Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement), a training program offering college-level educational experiences to infant and toddler caregivers in family child care homes and centers, based on pre- and post-participation assessments of caregiving quality and caregiver knowledge |
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An assessment of the North Carolina school-age child care accreditation initiative A study of the child care quality effects of participation in the North Carolina Quality Enhancement Initiative, an accreditation initiative for school age child care programs, based on program observations |
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Family and group child care homes: Factors underlying quality of care: PA 2002 A study comparing key provider structural characteristics and practices described from a telephone survey with the level of quality observed in the child care home using data from two previous studies examining quality in Pennsylvania family and group child care homes |
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Observations of child care provided by family, friends and neighbors in Minnesota: A report of the Minnesota Child Care Policy Research Partnership A study of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care settings, with a focus on caregivers’ interactions with children, activities and materials available, and physical environments and routines, based on observations of 41 FFN providers in Minnesota |
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Who care's for Nevada's children?: A profile of the demographic, economic, and quality aspects of child care in Nevada: Key findings from the Nevada Child Care Workforce Study A study in Nevada of child care quality and child outcomes, parent attitudes towards child care, and the child care workforce, including education, qualifications, wages, benefits, and turnover, based on classroom observations, child assessments, and surveys of parents and family child care providers, informal child care providers, and child care center directors |
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