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EJ635661 PS532065
Title: Within and Beyond the Classroom Door: Assessing Quality in Child Care Centers.Author(s): Phillips, Deborah; Mekos, Debra; Scarr, Sandra; McCartney, Kathleen; Abbott-Shim, Martha
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v15 n4 p475-96 2000
Publication Date: 2000
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2002
Analyzed data
from study of typical center-based child care and children's development
in three states. Found confirmation of prior evidence regarding
importance of ratios, teacher training, and group size for high
quality classroom practices; also demonstrated more significant
contribution of teacher wages and parent fees. Quality varied with
center's location in states with more or less stringent child care
regulations. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship; Caregiver Training;
*Child Caregivers; Classroom Environment; Comparative Analysis;
Compliance (Legal); *Day Care; *Day Care Centers; Early Childhood
Education; Predictor Variables; *Program Evaluation; Wages; *Young
Children
Identifiers: Caregiver Child Ratio; Caregiver Qualifications;
Child Care Costs; *Day Care Quality; Day Care Regulations; Group
Size; Indicators
