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Austin, Lea J. E.; Whitebook, Marcy; Connors, Maia; Darrah, Rory – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2011
Reflecting the growing momentum in support of quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) as a key strategy to improve early care and education quality, significant amounts of public dollars have been devoted to their development and implementation. In this brief, the authors report on their investigation of both quality rating and improvement…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Preschool Teachers
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2000
As part of efforts to improve school readiness by enhancing the quality of early childhood education, the state of Maryland developed standards for the use of staff in center-based child care and Head Start programs to mirror the standards in place for public school prekindergarten programs as well as a state accreditation process for center-based…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1998
As public schools collaborate with the Head Start and child care communities to improve the quality of early childhood education and care, practitioners working with young children need guidance and support in implementing best practices in early learning. This manual provides guidance to teachers engaged in improving their programs in concert…
Descriptors: Accountability, Child Care, Child Care Quality, Child Caregivers