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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Quality of School-Age Child Care in After-School Settings. Research-to-Policy Connections No. 7
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Little, Priscilla M. – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2007
This brief identifies the features of high-quality after-school settings that have emerged from the research and are reflected in program quality tools. It also examines key research linking program quality to positive developmental outcomes; it reviews current practice in program quality assessment; and it offers considerations for policymakers…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Educational Quality
Measuring Quality in Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: Conceptual and Practical Issues. Research-to-Policy Connections No. 6
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Maher, Erin J. – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2007
The contribution of family, friend, and neighbor caregivers to the overall supply of child care and the care and education of our nation's youngest children is substantial. This brief explores, for policy and other audiences, some of the issues around measuring quality in family, friend, and neighbor care. The purpose is not to provide a…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Measurement, Rating Scales
Infant and Toddler Child Care Arrangements. Research-to-Policy Connections. No. 1
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Kreader, J. Lee; Ferguson, Daniel; Lawrence, Sharmila – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2005
The Research-to-Policy Connections series summarizes current research on key topics in child care and early education and discusses implications for policymakers. An examination of employed parents' child care arrangements for their infants and toddlers while working, at school, or otherwise unavailable to provide parental child care, and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Employed Parents, Child Care, Performance Factors