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Environment
Efforts to examine and/or improve early childhood environments as a method to achieve program quality and increase access to high-quality programs.
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The Library collection contains summaries and availability information for published documents of interest to policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and other members of the child care community. Links to full-text publications about child care and school-age issues are provided when available.
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10 Components of Quality Child Care (HTML) 
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This document describes 10 components of quality child care. These components include: (1) licensed programs follow appropriate health and safety practices; (2) well-trained staff in early childhood development;... [view more] | Library |
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1199 Employer Child Care Fund (HTML)
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13 Indicators of Quality Childcare: Research Update 2002 (HTML)
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This research brief is intended to guide State child care agencies as they think about revising their State child care regulations. The brief is based upon a synthesis of literature around the health and... [view more] | Library |
| 2004 Annual Report | This document presents the 2004 annual report for the Division of Child Care, which offers Oklahoma families access to licensed, affordable, high-quality child care. Data indicate continued growth in participation... [view more] | Library |
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2004 Child Care Licensing Models Evaluation Report (PDF)
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This evaluation report examined whether three pilot communities in Colorado successfully developed improved methodologies for outcome-based licensing and monitoring of child care facilities and provided... [view more] | Library |
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2005 Oklahoma Child Care and Early Education Portfolio (PDF)
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This 2005 report is the second compilation of data and information on how Oklahoma is caring for its youngest citizens. The report is an accessible, comprehensive resource for families, child care providers,... [view more] | Library |
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2006-2007 Enhancement Award: Facilitation of Child Care Providers into Compliance with SB 1350 (Pesticides and Child Care Centers) (PDF)
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This table by the Arizona Department of Health Services presents facilitation of child care providers into compliance with SB 1350 (pesticides and child care centers) in Arizona. This new law, SB 1350,... [view more] | Library |
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25 Things Research Says About Child Development (PDF)
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This booklet presents 25 key child development insights derived from research. Data indicate that relationships matter, especially family relationships. Children with positive, caring relationships with... [view more] | Library |
| 4-Star Quality Rating System: Palm Beach County, Florida Child Care Center Manual | This child care center manual describes the 4-Star Quality Rating System in Palm Beach County, Florida. The rating system is a voluntary, early care and education improvement system that seeks to enhance... [view more] | Library |
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ABCs of QRS: A Plan for a Minnesota Quality Rating System for Child Care and Early Education and Schoolage Programs, Draft (PDF)
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This draft plan presents the recommendations of a citizen’s task force for developing a voluntary quality rating system (QRS) for early care and education and school-age programs in Minnesota. This plan... [view more] | Library |
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