Computer programming tools for young children are being created and used in early
childhood classrooms more than ever. However, little is known about the relationship …

Research Findings: This exploratory study identified preschool teacher quality profiles in
early childhood education settings using 9 indicators across teachers' professional …

Research Findings: A growing number of stakeholders in early childhood education (ECE)
rely on self-assessment to assess and improve the quality of ECE. In this systematic review …

Background Providing enriched learning environments is important to stimulating children's
development in early childhood. Early child-care policymakers in many states in the US …

High quality early childhood education (ECE) enables children to enjoy the experience and
have nurturing environment that promotes holistic development. The key performance …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) are
operated with an assumption that early childhood education (ECE) providers will participate …

The present study tests two complementary developmental theories regarding the fit
between children's skills and their environments within the context of a state Quality Rating …

Background Childcare programs serving preschool children are generally of poorer quality
than publicly-funded preschools both in terms of their classroom processes and structural …

This chapter provides an overview of the common objectives and structural elements of
quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) including a brief history of this phenomenon …

Background Child care quality rating and improvement systems exist to inform child care
decisions and improve the quality of care. While previous research has shown QRIS have …