The "quality" of early care and education settings: Definitional and measurement issues

Evaluation Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 556-576

  Layzer, Jean I ^a   Goodson, Barbara D ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care quality; Independent variable; Measurement issues

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DAY CARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748550337     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X06291524     Document Type: Article

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