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| Melnick, Steven A. | 4 |
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Download full textFiene, Richard – 1996
Conducted by the Pennsylvania Office of Children, Youth and Families, this study compared findings of unannounced and announced licensing inspections of child care centers and homes. A statewide random sample of 377 child care centers and homes were selected to be reviewed through an unannounced inspection. All had been inspected within the…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Day Care
Fiene, Richard; Melnick, Steven A. – 1990
This statewide study investigated the quality of day care in Pennsylvania. Data were collected through observations and evaluations of 149 randomly selected day care centers and family day care homes. Measures included day care and family day care versions of the Child Development Program Evaluation Licensing Scale (CDPE), the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Fiene, Richard; Melnick, Steven A. – 1989
Conducted state-wide in Pennsylvania, this study expands on several research studies of the quality of day care reported by Phillips (1987). Observations and evaluations were made of 149 randomly selected day care centers and family day care homes. The day care and family day care versions of the Child Development Program Evaluation Licensing…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Fiene, Richard; Melnick, Steven A. – 1989
This study investigated the quality of day care in Pennsylvania. Observations and evaluations were made of 149 day care centers and family day care homes. Measures used included the Child Development Program Evaluation Licensing Scale--day care and family day care versions (CDPE), the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS), and the…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedFiene, Richard – Child Welfare, 1995
Describes Pennsylvania's comprehensive child day care and early childhood development training system, focusing on the Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS) and its immunization initiative. The initiative was established to improve the overall immunization status of all children in child day care in the state. (MDM)
Descriptors: Certification, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Fiene, Richard; Melnick, Steven A. – 1991
The relationships among independent observer ratings of a child care program on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS), state department personnel ratings of program quality using the Child Development Program Evaluation Scale (CDPES), and self-evaluation ratings using the self-assessment instrument designed for the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Child Development Centers, Comparative Testing
Kontos, Susan; Fiene, Richard – 1985
In Pennsylvania compliance with state health and safety regulations for day care center licensing is monitored by administering the Child Development Program Evaluation (CDPE). This pilot study attempted to discover key indicators of day care center quality other than those measured on the CDPE and also to find out about the relationships between…
Descriptors: Certification, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
