TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing structural indicators of child care quality at the local level
T2 - Lessons from four Minnesota counties
AU - Ceglowski, Deborah A.
AU - Davis, Elizabeth E.
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - In 1999 Minnesota was ranked as one of ten states that provide quality child care and education, based primarily on licensing requirements. Yet in response to growing concerns about staff turnover and low quality, a partnership of child care resource and referral staff and university researchers conducted an assessment of the quality of child care in four Minnesota counties. The study provides a framework for assessing child care quality at the local level based on structural indicators using data from multiple sources and methods. The study finds that most child care in Minnesota is not likely to meet the standards for high quality care. Highly qualified teaching staff are difficult to recruit and retain, staff turnover is high and few child care homes and centers are accredited. Additional quality incentives and mandates are needed to insure that the quality of child care fully supports children's developmental and educational success.
AB - In 1999 Minnesota was ranked as one of ten states that provide quality child care and education, based primarily on licensing requirements. Yet in response to growing concerns about staff turnover and low quality, a partnership of child care resource and referral staff and university researchers conducted an assessment of the quality of child care in four Minnesota counties. The study provides a framework for assessing child care quality at the local level based on structural indicators using data from multiple sources and methods. The study finds that most child care in Minnesota is not likely to meet the standards for high quality care. Highly qualified teaching staff are difficult to recruit and retain, staff turnover is high and few child care homes and centers are accredited. Additional quality incentives and mandates are needed to insure that the quality of child care fully supports children's developmental and educational success.
KW - Child care
KW - Quality care
KW - Structural indicators
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U2 - 10.1023/B:CCAR.0000019632.64327.a9
DO - 10.1023/B:CCAR.0000019632.64327.a9
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:3943096634
SN - 1053-1890
VL - 33
SP - 71
EP - 93
JO - Child and Youth Care Forum
JF - Child and Youth Care Forum
IS - 2
ER -