04213cam a2200361 a 4500 1455 1455 16492805 OSt 20190906161523.0 101007s2011 mdua b 001 0 eng 2010042538 9781598571615 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn670248224 DLC DLC YDXCP IUL YBM EEK BWX CDX IHI DLC n-us--- HQ778.7.U6 Q36 2011 372.12/07 ZAS 22 Quality measurement in early childhood settings / edited by Martha Zaslow ... [et al.]. Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., c2011. xxiv, 431 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Why 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 -- II. 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 -- III. 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 -- IV. 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. Child care services United States. Early childhood education United States. Children Services for United States. Zaslow, Martha J. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 24/4 AIISH AIISH 2019-09-06 0 372.12/07 ZAS 18773 2019-09-06 00:00:00 2019-09-06 STS