Supporting responsive caregiving for the youngest children: Psychometric evidence of the Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers (QCIT) observational measure

Description:

The Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers (QCIT) observational measure was designed to address the need for a valid and reliable measure of the quality of caregiver-child interactions that could be used in both center-based and family child care (FCC) settings, and with diverse populations. Results from a psychometric field test of 400 classrooms indicated that the QCIT demonstrated strong evidence of reliability and validity. The QCIT was used to capture the quality of caregiver-child interactions for the professional development system We Grow Together. (author abstract)

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Nguyen Tutrang; Atkins-Burnett Sally; Monahan Shannon; Tarullo Louisa B.; Xue Yange; Cannon Judith

Funder(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

December 2022

Journal Title:

Early Education and Development

Page Range:

1-22

Note:

This resource is an online preprint (e-print) of a forthcoming article

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.2. Infant & Toddler

10. Research & Evaluation Methods > 10.3. Measures

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.1. Process Quality

ISSN:

1040-9289

Paper

1556-6935

Online

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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