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Tout, Kathryn; Zaslow, Martha; Halle, Tamara; Forry, Nicole – Child Trends, 2009
Since the first child care Quality Rating System (QRS) was implemented in Oklahoma 11 years ago (in 1998), 16 additional statewide systems have been launched and numerous states are piloting or developing a QRS (Zaslow, Tout, & Martinez-Beck, forthcoming). As QRS stakeholders across the nation look ahead to the next decade, it is important to take…
Descriptors: Human Services, Cooperation, National Organizations, Public Agencies
Forry, Nicole; Vick, Jessica; Halle, Tamara – Child Trends, 2009
Measures of quality are now in widespread use across states as part of quality improvement initiatives. For example, many states are currently using global measures of quality that were first developed for research and practice purposes (such as the Environmental Rating Scales) in their Quality Rating Systems (QRSs). Although global quality…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Rating Scales
Grosenick, J. K.; And Others – 1985
The document consists of a 125-item evaluation instrument for use in assessing the overall plan and quality of programs in the area of serious emotional disturbance (SED) or behavior disorders. Questions are organized according to the following nine categories (based on identified components of a well-designed SED program): (1) respondent and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods