03975cam a2200313 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000250008802000060011303500240011904000550014304300120019805000250021008200230023524500930025826000560035130000350040750400510044250507720049350508430126550508170210850505850292565000400351065000460355065000430359670000220363916492805OSt20190906161523.0101007s2011    mdua     b    001 0 eng    a  2010042538  a9781598571615 (pbk.)  a   a(OCoLC)ocn670248224  aDLCcDLCdYDXCPdIULdYBMdEEKdBWXdCDXdIHIdDLC  an-us---00aHQ778.7.U6bQ36 201100a372.12/07  ZAS22200aQuality measurement in early childhood settings /cedited by Martha Zaslow ... [et al.].  aBaltimore, Md. :bPaul H. Brookes Pub. Co.,cc2011.  axxiv, 431 p. :bill. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aWhy strengthening the measurement of quality in early childhood settings has taken on new importance / Ivelisse Martinez-Beck -- I. Reasons to take stock and strengthen our measures of quality. Setting the context for a discussion of quality measures: the demographic landscape of early care and education / Tamara Halle ... [et al.]  -- How well do our measures of quality predict child outcomes? A meta-analysis and coordinated analysis of data from large-scale studies of early childhood settings / Margaret Burchinal, Kirsten Kainz, and Yaping Cai -- Empirical approaches to strengthening the measurement of quality: issues in the development and use of quality measures in research and applied settings / Donna M. Bryant, Margaret Burchinal, and Martha Zaslow --0 aII. Potential to strengthen measures of quality in specific domains. Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development / Susan B. Neuman and Judith J. Carta -- Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching / Kimberly Brenneman ... [et al.] -- Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence / Marilou Hyson ... [et al.] -- Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings / Susan M. Hegland ... [et al.] -- Family-sensitive caregiving: a key component of quality in early care and education arrangements / Juliet Bromer ... [et al.] -- Measuring culturally responsive early care and education / Eva Marie Shivers and Kay Sanders, with T'Pring R. Westbrook --0 aIII. Cross-cutting issues. Measuring quality of ECE programs for children with disabilities / Donna Spiker, Kathleen M. Hebbeler, and Lauren R. Barton -- Defining and measuring quality in early childhood practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning / Dina C. Castro, Linda M. Espinosa, and Mariela M. Páez -- The whole child, the whole setting: toward integrated measures of quality / Suzanne M. Bouffard and Stephanie M. Jones -- Aligning measures of quality with professional development goals and goals for children's development / Robert C. Pianta, Bridget K. Hamre, and Jason Downer -- Beyond classroom-based measures for preschoolers: addressing the gaps in measures for home-based care and care for infants and toddlers / Heather Sandstrom, Shannon Moodie, and Tamara Halle --0 aIV. Applications in policy and practice. Measuring and rating quality: a state perspective on the demands for quality measurement in a policy context / Deborah Swenson-Klatt and Kathryn Tout -- Data-driven decision making in preparation for large-scale quality rating system implementation / Kathy R. Thornburg ... [et al.] -- Differing purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: aligning purpose with procedures / Martha Zaslow, Kathryn Tout, and Tamara Halle -- Ending with a beginning: key themes and next steps / Martha Zaslow, Tamara Halle, and Kathryn Tout. 0aChild care serviceszUnited States. 0aEarly childhood educationzUnited States. 0aChildrenxServices forzUnited States.1 aZaslow, Martha J.