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Teacher, Center, and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Variations in Preschool Quality in Childcare Centers
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Bayly, Benjamin L.; Bierman, Karen L.; Jacobson, Linda – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Childcare programs serving preschool children are generally of poorer quality than publicly-funded preschools both in terms of their classroom processes and structural features. Research on childcare programs has typically collapsed them into a single group, yet these programs vary greatly in neighborhood disadvantage and organization…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Community Characteristics, Child Care Centers, Educational Quality
Cost and Quality Study Findings Unveiled.
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Discusses nine key findings of the "Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers" study conducted in 1993. Also highlights a 1994 Child Care Information Exchange survey in which day care center directors rated various determinants of quality in a day care center on a scale of 1 to 10. Center leadership was rated the most…
Descriptors: Administrators, Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers
Increasing the Efficiency of Program Status Reporting by Residential Direct Care Staff
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Bastien, James S.; Burns, William J.; Kelly, Francis D.; Schumm, Patricia A.; Allen, Theresa P. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2005
In large residential treatment centers for adolescent youth, program administrators and clinical staff rely on the information imparted to them by direct care staff to make appropriate decisions regarding administrative and clinical support functions so that the residents in care can receive the best treatment possible. This study was designed to…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Efficiency, Reports, Adolescents
Preparing for the Validation Visit--Guidelines for Optimizing the Experience.
Osborn, Hazel A. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2003
Urges child care programs to seek accreditation from NAEYC's National Academy of Early Childhood Programs to increase program quality and provides information on the validation process. Includes information on the validation visit and the validator's role and background. Offers suggestions for preparing the director, staff, children, and families…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Administrators, Child Care
Do Sweat the Small Stuff! Marketing That Matters.
Wassom, Julie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1999
Provides tips for building enrollment in child care programs. Offers suggestions for the inquiry call, including enhancing the greeting, asking questions, and using prospect profiles; for the center visit, including treating visitors like welcome guests, meeting privately first, and asking questions; and for followup, including setting up a…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Supporting Quality Early Childhood Care and Education: Addressing Compensation and Infrastructure.
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Kagan, Sharon L.; Brandon, Richard N.; Ripple, Carol H.; Maher, Erin J.; Joesch, Jutta M. – Young Children, 2002
Outlines a framework for determining the infrastructure cost of universal early care and education for young children and adequate compensation for caregivers. Discusses the nature of compensation and infrastructure, including governance and administration, compensation, professional development, and regulation. Suggests that costs could be…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Compensation (Remuneration), Early Childhood Education
Purposes of Early Childhood Education: Expressed Views of Teachers and Parents in Hong Kong.
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Ebbeck, Marjory – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1995
Examined the views of both Chinese parents and Chinese teachers in Hong Kong concerning the purposes of early childhood education. Found that early childhood education in Hong Kong refers to kindergartens and nursery centers, and that this administrative division leads to community views whereby nurseries are perceived as being only child-minding…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Enjoying the Good Lice: Managing Crises.
Zeece, Pauline Davey – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Discusses ways administrators of child care centers can manage crises constructively and learn from their experience. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role
Out of the Box Ideas for Director Evaluation--Part II.
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Discusses five measures for evaluating the competence of a child care center director and ways centers can measure their success: the rate at which families return to the center; discipline not being an issue; children's positive view of the center; appropriate exhibition of affection between children and teachers; and the presence of laughter.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Caregiver Child Relationship