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Measures of Classroom Quality in Prekindergarten and Children's Development of Academic, Language, and Social Skills
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Mashburn, Andrew J.; Pianta, Robert C.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Downer, Jason T.; Barbarin, Oscar A.; Bryant, Donna; Burchinal, Margaret; Early, Diane M.; Howes, Carollee – Child Development, 2008
This study examined development of academic, language, and social skills among 4-year-olds in publicly supported prekindergarten (pre-K) programs in relation to 3 methods of measuring pre-K quality, which are as follows: (a) adherence to 9 standards of quality related to program infrastructure and design, (b) observations of the overall quality of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Skill Development, Language Skills
Observed Classroom Quality Profiles in State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs and Associations with Teacher, Program, and Classroom Characteristics
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LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Konold, Tim; Pianta, Robert; Howes, Carollee; Burchinal, Margaret; Bryant, Donna; Clifford, Richard; Early, Diane; Barbarin, Oscar – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
In the past decade in the United States, pre-kindergarten programs for four year olds have expanded rapidly as a potentially powerful intervention intended to promote school readiness for children at-risk for future school failure. This paper describes in detail multi-dimensional profiles of observed quality across 692 classrooms in 11 states…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Profiles, School Readiness, Poverty
The Prediction of Process Quality from Structural Features of Child Care.
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Phillipsen, Leslie C.; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Howes, Carollee; Cryer, Debby – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1997
This study examined the structure of child care classrooms and centers to predict process quality. Costs and quality of early childhood center-based care in four states with varying levels of regulation were analyzed to identify characteristics of the teacher, classroom, director, and center related to child care quality. Findings suggest the need…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Evaluating the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS): Assessing Differences between the First and Revised Edition
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Sakai, Laura M.; Whitebook, Marcy; Wishard, Alison; Howes, Carollee – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2003
Before 1998, most large-scale studies of center-based child care programs measured quality using the 1980 version of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS). To know whether data from studies conducted after 1998 using the revised ECERS-R can be fairly compared to data from studies using the 1980 ECERS, simultaneous assessments using…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rating Scales, Factor Analysis, Early Childhood Education
Solving California's Child Care Crisis: Research Addressing Regulations and Funding. California Policy Seminar Research Report.
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Howes, Carollee; Whitebook, Marcy – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted to determine the extent to which the stringency of state regulations ensures high quality in child care settings and the extent to which California's child care staffing crisis can be addressed through regulatory changes. To compare child care quality under different licensing standards, the study examined findings…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Educational Quality
Quality Indicators for Infant-Toddler Child Care.
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Howes, Carollee – 1986
A study compared child care centers determined to be of high quality and low quality along three established indicators of quality: good adult/child ratio, caregiver continuity, and caregiver training in child development. The centers were all community centers who enrolled full tuition parents. Eighty-nine families with children aged 18, 24, 30,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation