Using multiple datasets on parental and non-parental care provided to children up to age
six, we quantify differences in American children's care experiences by socioeconomic …

Background: In US contexts, the language of “quality” early childhood education is widely
invoked to evaluate the “goodness” of teaching and learning and is often leveraged in …

Participation in non‐parental child care arrangements is now the norm for preschool‐age
children in the US However, child care services are becoming increasingly expensive for …

Abstract In the United States (US), quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) are used
by many states to incentivize quality in ECE and may be a viable lever for promoting early …

State governments are largely responsible for most early childhood education (ECE)
policies (eg, state pre-K, Child Care and Development Fund [CCDF]). However, multiple …

As a result of patchwork policies, early childhood education (ECE) providers combine
funding from multiple sources, known as blended funding. However, little is known about the …

Background: Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRISs) are used to assess, improve,
and communicate quality in early care and education (ECE) programs. One strategy for …

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 …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: Many policy efforts designed to improve the quality of early
care and education (ECE) settings in the United States have focused on increasing teachers' …

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 …