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Relations between preschool children's child-care experiences and concurrent development: The Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Burchinal, Margaret; , 1997

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.

Reports & Papers

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (3rd ed.)
Dunn, Lloyd M.; Dunn, Leota M.; , 1997

The third edition of a listening comprehension measure for spoken words in standard English, as well as a screening test of verbal ability for individuals aged 2 years, 5 months through 90 years or older

Instruments

Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery
Woodcock, Richard; Johnson, M. Bonner; , 1977

Instruments

The children of the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study go to school
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Burchinal, Margaret; Clifford, Richard M.; Culkin, Mary L.; Howes, Carollee; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Yazejian, Noreen; Byler, Patricia; Rustici, Jean; Zelazo, Janice; , 1999

The longitudinal follow up to the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study, following children for five years to assess the impact of quality of child care experiences on later development.

Reports & Papers

The production of quality in child-care centers: Another look
Blau, David M.; , 2000

An examination of the influence of group size, staff-child ratio, and teacher qualifications on the quality of a child care center

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Student-Teacher Relationship Scale
Pianta, Robert C. , 1992

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Children's experiences in center-based child care as a function of teacher background and adult:child ratio
Howes, Carollee; , 1997

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

Reports & Papers

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (Rev. ed.)
Dunn, Lloyd M.; Dunn, Leota M.; , 1981

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Cost, quality and child outcomes in child care centers: Executive summary
Helburn, Suzanne W.; Culkin, Mary L.; Morris, John R.; Mocan, H. Naci; Howes, Carollee; Phillipsen, Leslie C.; Bryant, Donna M.; Clifford, Richard M.; Cryer, Debby; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Burchinal, Margaret; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Rustici, Jean; , 1995

A summary of the key findings from the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers study, which examines the relationship between cost and quality of child care in child care centers

Executive Summary

Diversity, child care quality, and developmental outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret; Cryer, Debby; , 2003

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

Reports & Papers

Public factors that contribute to school readiness
Edwards, Diane , 1999

A discussion of key factors that contribute to school readiness, with a focus on the use of these factors in the reformation of early childhood education

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Parental views of children's longitudinal school success in relation to early child care experiences
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Yazejian, Noreen; , June 2002

An examination of the quality of child care experiences on children's development and success in elementary school

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Comparisons of observed process quality in early child care and education programs in five countries
Tietze, Wolfgang; Cryer, Debby; Bairrao, Joachim; Palacios, Jesus; Wetzel, Gottfried; , 1996

A process quality analysis and comparison of child care facilities in Austria, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the United States

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Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Harms, Thelma; Clifford, Richard M.; , 1980

A measure for the assessment of the quality of environments in preschool, kindergarten, and child care programs, for children ages 2 years, 5 months to 5 years

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UCLA Early Childhood Observation Form
Stipek, Deborah J.; Daniels, Denise; Galluzzo, Darlene; Milburn, Sharon; , 1992

Instruments

Quality in child care centers
Love, John M.; , 1997

A review of research and characteristics of the quality of child care centers

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Quality details: A close-up look at child care programs strengths and weaknesses
Cryer, Debby; Phillipsen, Leslie C. , 1997

A discussion of the necessity for clearer guidelines and explanations for the rating of quality within child care programs and greater qualitative details surrounding what aspects of child care programs require improvement

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The consistency of perceived teacher-child relationships between preschool and kindergarten
Howes, Carollee; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; , 2000

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

Reports & Papers

Predicting parental perceptions of children's longitudinal school success from early child care experiences
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Yazejian, Noreen , 2002

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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Parents' perceptions of their children's child care: A cross-national comparison
Cryer, Debby; Tietze, Wolfgang; Wessels, Holger; , 2002

An examination of how American parents perceive their children's early child care and education programs as compared with German parents' perceptions of their country's system

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Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (Rev. ed.)
Harms, Thelma; , 2002

A revised version of the original ITERS, designed to assess center-based child care programs for infants and toddlers up to 30 months.

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The cost and quality of full day, year-round early care and education in Massachusetts: Preschool classrooms
Marshall, Nancy L.; Creps, Cindy L.; Burstein, Nancy; Glantz, Frederic B.; Robeson, Wendy W.; Barnett, W. Steven; , 2001

A report that examines the state of preschool-age, community-based child care in Massachusetts, with findings on quality of care, cost of care, and the relationship between quality and cost.

Reports & Papers

Caregiver training and classroom quality in child care centers
Burchinal, Margaret; Howes, Carollee; Cryer, Debby; Clifford, Richard M.; , 2002

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

Reports & Papers

Caregiver Interaction Scale
Arnett, Jeffrey; , 1985-1986

A scale for measurement of the quality of caregivers' interactions with children

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Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (Rev. ed.)
Harms, Thelma; Clifford, Richard M.; Cryer, Debby; , 1998

A revised version of the original ECERS, designed to assess the quality of environments in preschool, kindergarten, and child care programs for children ages 2.5 to 5 years

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The cost, quality and child outcomes study: A critique
Glantz, Frederic B.; Layzer, Jean I.; , 2000

A critical assessment of the robustness of findings of the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study (Cost, quality and child outcomes in child care centers study (1995) and The child of the cost, quality and child outcomes study go to school (2000)).

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Child care cost and quality
Helburn, Suzanne W.; Howes, Carollee; , 1996

A summary of findings on the relationship between child care quality and costs, and how quality informs parents' child care choices, based on the Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study and the Economics of Family Child Care Study.

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Cost, quality, and child outcomes in child care centers study: Public report
Helburn, Suzanne W.; Culkin, Mary L.; Morris, John R.; Mocan, H. Naci; Howes, Carollee; Phillipsen, Leslie C.; Bryant, Donna M.; Clifford, Richard M.; Cryer, Debby; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Burchinal, Margaret; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Rustici, Jean; , 1995

The public report from the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study, which focuses on the relationship between economic features of child care provision and the quality of care in child care centers

Reports & Papers

Family selection and child care experiences: Implications for studies of child outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret; Nelson, Lauren; , 2000

A study of child care selection, influenced by family characteristics and parenting practices and beliefs, as a mediating variable in the correlation between child care quality and child developmental outcomes, based on data collected from samples of families in five states

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Adult Involvement Scale
Howes, Carollee; Stewart, Phyllis; , 1987

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The prediction of process quality from structural features of child care
Phillipsen, Leslie C.; Burchinal, Margaret; Howes, Carollee; Cryer, Debby; , 1997

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

Reports & Papers

Social-emotional classroom climate in child care, child-teacher relationships and children's second grade peer relations
Howes, Carollee; , 2000

A longitudinal study of the influence of preschool socio-emotional climate and early individual child-teacher relationships and behavior problems in predicting second grade social competence with peers

Reports & Papers

The children of the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study go to school [Executive summary]
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Burchinal, Margaret; Clifford, Richard M.; Culkin, Mary L.; Howes, Carollee; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Yazejian, Noreen; Byler, Patricia; Rustici, Jean; Zelazo, Janice; , 1999

Report summarizes the key findings of the longitudinal follow up study to the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study. The longitudinal study examines developmental outcomes of quality of center-based child care.

Executive Summary

An analysis of the child and adult care food program in child care centers
Kapur, Kanika; Kilburn, M. Rebecca; Fair, C. Christine; , 1999

An analysis of the characteristics of three types of child care centers: centers that choose to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), centers that are eligible for CACFP but do not participate, and centers that are not eligible for CACFP, focusing on a center’s propensity to participate in CACFP conditional on being eligible

Reports & Papers

Development of academic skills from preschool through second grade: Family and classroom predictors of developmental trajectories
Burchinal, Margaret; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Pianta, Robert C.; Howes, Carollee; , 2002

A study of the relationship between 511 children's acquisition of academic skills from preschool to second grade and their experiences with parents and teachers, based on data from the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study, spanning child care centers in four states

Reports & Papers

Regulations, quality care rarely match
Gallagher, James J.; Rooney, Robin; Campbell, Susan; , February 2000

Findings from an analysis of child care policies and regulations for center-based care as compared to recommended practices in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and North Carolina

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Children's social and cognitive development and child-care quality: Testing for differential associations related to poverty, gender, or ethnicity
Burchinal, Margaret; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Bryant, Donna M.; Clifford, Richard M.; , 2000

A study of the influence of poverty, minority ethnic background, gender, and parental authoritarian beliefs on the relationship between child care quality and children’s developmental outcomes

Reports & Papers

Research to practice
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center; , 1999

A newsletter describing how projects at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center evolved from earlier institutes and projects into help for professionals and families, models for systems change, and assessment tools to help administrators, policymakers, and children and their families

Other

Observation of Activities in Preschools
Palacios, Jesus; Lera, Maria-José , 1991

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Predicting process quality from structural quality in preschool programs: A cross-country comparison
Cryer, Debby; Tietze, Wolfgang; Burchinal, Margaret; Leal, Teresa; Palacios, Jesus; , 1999

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

Reports & Papers

Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery (Rev. ed.)
Woodcock, Richard; Johnson, M. Bonner; , 1990

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Market constraints on child care quality
Morris, John R.; , 1999

A study utilizing the data from Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers, The Study of Children in Family Child Care and Relative Care, and the Economics of Family Child Care Project to argue that most child care in the United States is of poor quality

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Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale
Harms, Thelma; Cryer, Debby; Clifford, Richard M.; , 1990

A scale for the assessment of center-based child care programs for infants and toddlers up to 30 months of age

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Child care center quality differences: The role of profit status, client preferences, and trust
Morris, John R.; Helburn, Suzanne W.; , 2000

An investigation of the view that in a mixed child care industry providing services to poorly informed customers, for-profit producers provide lower quality care than non-profit producers by skimping on quality characteristics that buyers cannot easily observe

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The relation of preschool child-care quality to children's cognitive and social developmental trajectories through second grade
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Burchinal, Margaret; Clifford, Richard M.; Culkin, Mary L.; Howes, Carollee; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Yazejian, Noreen; , 2001

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

Reports & Papers

Classroom Behavior Inventory
Schaefer, Earl S.; Edgerton, Marianna; , 1978

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Attitudes/Perceptions of Competence Scale
Stipek, Deborah J. , 1993

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Parents as child care consumers
Cryer, Debby; Burchinal, Margaret; , 1997

A study of how parental quality ratings of aspects of child care are influenced by parental values, a selection from a larger study, Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers

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Quality in child care centers
Love, John M.; , 1997

A summary of findings from ''Early Childhood Research & Policy Briefs,'' based on results of the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study.

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Child care licensing regulations and child care quality in four states
Gallagher, James J.; Rooney, Robin; Campbell, Susan; , 1999

An analysis of child care regulations in four states, comparing regulations aimed at child welfare and safety versus those aimed at child development

Reports & Papers