Quality standards, assessments and supports

Description:

An examination of child care quality amongst United States cities, including what measures best ensure consistent quality in child care for young people, the impact standards possess in supporting quality program development, the role of program evaluation and assessment, and the supports required to ensure standards are met

Resource Type:

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Author(s):

Tolman Joel; Pittman Karen; Yohalem Nicole; Thomases Jean; Trammel Ming

Publisher(s):

Forum for Youth Investment

Funder(s):

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

2002

Source:

(Moving an Out-of-School Agenda Task Brief No. 3). Takoma Park, MD: Forum for Youth Investment. Retrieved March 2, 2006, from http://www.forumfyi.org/Files/GRASP_TskBrf3.pdf (no longer accessible as of June 8, 2009)

Topics:

7. Policies > 7.1. Child Care & Early Education Policies > 7.1.2. Standards

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality

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