Demonstrating effective child care quality improvement

Description:

A description of 12 North Carolina child care program and community agency collaboration strategies, using data from 37 interviews with their leaders and participants

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Taylor Karen; Bryant Donna M.

Publisher(s):

FPG Child Development Institute

Funder(s):

North Carolina. Division of Child Development

Country:

United States

State(s):

North Carolina

Date Issued:

2002

Source:

Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute. Retrieved from http://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/reports-and-policy-briefs/FPG_SmartStart_Demonstrating-Effective-CC-Quality-Improvement-September2002.pdf

Note:

This resource is part of the Smart Start Evaluation.

Topics:

8. Service Delivery > 8.2. Coordination & Integration Of Child Care and Early Education Services

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.2. Structural Quality

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