Presentations from the ‘Monitoring quality in ECEC programs symposium', May 3, 2010

Measuring and monitoring quality in early childhood and care programs can help to inform research, policy development, and program practice. The following research papers discuss measures of quality and help us think about initiatives in the early learning sector to improve program quality, focus on relevant indicators of quality, and how to improve social and development outcomes for children.

Presentations:

Christa Japel
Early childhood education programs in Quebec: How can we raise the bar? [2]

Michal Perlman
Monitoring quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs [3]

Deborah A. Phillips
Tulsa to Toronto: Lessons learned from assessing early childhood environments and outcomes [4]

Petr Varmuza
Managing quality [5]

Michal Perlman
Monitoring quality [6]