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Author : Marie Masterson
Publisher : Essentials
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781938113352
The basic information family child care providers need to run a successful program in a warm, welcoming setting for children and their families
Author : Ed. D. P. Burns Bellamy
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 37,63 MB
Release : 2001-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0595202594
Based on the research and experience of Dr. Bellamy, this definitive reference work, months in the making, is one of the most complete and authoritative evaluations of early care and education made available to the public. As welfare reforms put more mothers back to work and off public assistance, the need for quality child care in the new millennium will reach an all-time high. Cities throughout the country are facing the ultimate question: How does the government help families become self-sufficient and productive without jeopardizing quality care and development of the children? This book provides a critical look at welfare reforms and at families who struggle to comply with policy guidelines without compromising the care and development of their young children. Here, in a warm and jargon-free style, a single work offers families all the practical information needed to select the best quality in child care for their young children. Educators and child care officials will find in this work a reservoir of information designed for excellence in early care and education. Policymakers will find this work a priceless source in shaping welfare reforms.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 2008-12-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309314429
The assessment of young children's development and learning has recently taken on new importance. Private and government organizations are developing programs to enhance the school readiness of all young children, especially children from economically disadvantaged homes and communities and children with special needs. Well-planned and effective assessment can inform teaching and program improvement, and contribute to better outcomes for children. This book affirms that assessments can make crucial contributions to the improvement of children's well-being, but only if they are well designed, implemented effectively, developed in the context of systematic planning, and are interpreted and used appropriately. Otherwise, assessment of children and programs can have negative consequences for both. The value of assessments therefore requires fundamental attention to their purpose and the design of the larger systems in which they are used. Early Childhood Assessment addresses these issues by identifying the important outcomes for children from birth to age 5 and the quality and purposes of different techniques and instruments for developmental assessments.
Author : Teri N. Talan
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 23,84 MB
Release : 2018-05-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807759394
The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) is the first valid and reliable tool for measuring and improving the overall quality of business and professional practices in family child care settings. It is applicable for multiple uses, including program self-improvement, technical assistance and monitoring, training, research and evaluation, and public awareness. It is currently embedded in many state quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) across the nation. Using a 7-point rating scale (inadequate to excellent), this easy-to-use instrument assesses 10 items: Qualifications and Professional Development Income and Benefits Work Environment Fiscal Management Recordkeeping Provider-Family Communication Family Support and Engagement Marketing and Community Relations Provider as Employer The second edition of the BAS includes refinements to support the reliable use of the instrument and to reflect current best practices in administering a family child care program: The Notes for the BAS items are expanded to increase understanding and facilitate greater consistency in both interpretation and scoring. There is greater emphasis on practices that promote family and community engagement. New national norms for the BAS are reported based on data collected between 2009 and 2017 from 439 home-based programs in 22 states. Use the BAS second edition with the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS-3 or FCCERS-R) for a comprehensive picture of your family child care learning environment and the business and professional practices that support the program.
Author : Gail L. Zellman
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 38,52 MB
Release : 2008-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0833045237
As a result of the generally low quality of child care in the United States, quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) are proliferating in the child-care arena. This study examines the QRIS developed by Qualistar Early Learning, a nonprofit organization based in Colorado, evaluating how reliable the system's components are, whether the QRIS process helped providers to improve, and whether and how much children benefit from such improvement.
Author : Florencia López Boo
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 159782223X
This toolkit is designed to be a resource for researchers and technical staff of any discipline, working for governments and institutions interested in measuring and monitoring the quality of child care centers serving infants ages 0 to 3 years (36 months).
Author : Thelma Harms
Publisher :
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 16,11 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807729557
FDCRS consists of 32 items, organized under six major headings: Space and Furnishings for Care and Learning -- Basic Care -- Language and Reasoning -- Learning Activities -- Social Development -- Adult Needs. Eight additional items are included for rating a day care home's provisions for special-needs children. Each book contains one score sheet. Packages of 30 score sheets can be ordered separately.
Author : Pui Khin Yong
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,43 MB
Release : 2003
Category :
ISBN :
The purpose of the study was to learn whether an index derived from a telephone survey from the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium was as predictive of quality in family child care homes as assessed by the Family Day Care Rating Scale (FDCRS; Harms & Clifford, 1989) and the Caregiver Interaction Scale (CIS; Arnett, 1989). The index was used to examine the relationships between the licensing status, regulatable characteristics, as well as non-regulatable characteristics and the family child care quality as measured by the FDCRS and the CIS. The function of characteristics that cannot be regulated was examined. Correlations revealed statistically significant relationships between the index and the FDCRS and the CIS scores. Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that the non-regulatable characteristics partially mediate the licensing status as well as the regulatable characteristics in predicting quality in family child care homes as measured by the FDCRS and the CIS and that licensing was the single most important factor that predicted the quality of family child care homes in this study. The index established from this research may serve as guidelines/criteria for policy makers when making decisions on regulations for family child care homes. In addition, the index may serve as a screening tool for parents to identify high-quality family child care homes when making decisions for child care arrangements. Implications for future research in assessing quality in family child care homes using the index are discussed.
Author : Susan Kontos
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,34 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780807734094
This is the only comprehensive study of family-based child care since 1980. It chronicles the carefully designed and detailed study on family child care and relative care from the perspective of families, children, and providers, and presents complex, far-reaching, and sometimes controversial findings, especially in regards to the quality of relative care.
Author : Sara Gable
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 42,60 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807772585
As the U.S. economy continues to falter and families face ongoing wage stagnation and widening income inequalities, there is an urgent need for a better, integrated approach to child care. This accessible, up-to-date account of the chronic issues plaguing child care reform offers viable solutions drawn from a model state child care system in the state of North Carolina. Original data from interdisciplinary research illustrates the complex landscape of U.S. child care, as well as the ambiguous relationship society has with the sobering statistic that 64% of women with children under six are employed and in need of reliable, high-quality care of their young children. Book Features: The history and demographics of U.S. child care policy.Analysis of several persistent forces impeding the emergence of a national child care system.Contemporary ideas about motherhood, employment, and providing child care for pay.An extensive review of research on child care and child development.Recommendations focusing on policy integration and workforce development. “In The States of Child Care, Sara Gable gives voice to the perspectives of parents, practitioners, and advocates to help readers deepen their understanding of our past, what needs to change in the present, and what strategies they can use to make progress now.” —From the Foreword by Marcy Whitebook, Director, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, Berkeley, CA Sara Gable is an associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri.