Not exact matches
The Abecedarian
Program also had a
focus on
quality with ideal caregiver - child ratios (1 - to - 3 for infants and toddlers and 1 - to - 6 during
preschool), and a curriculum
focused on children's language, cognitive, and social emotional development through high
quality caregiver - child interactions.
The
program focuses on eight problems, including the number of city children who are up to date on their vaccinations, the number of high
quality preschool programs in the city, how many Milwaukee students pass third grade math and reading tests, and how many complete high school, go on to college, and eventually get a degree.
Supports need to begin in early childhood, with access to high -
quality preschools, and continue throughout high school through
programs that
focus on dropout prevention and promote college attendance.
Based on this and earlier studies, Reynolds and Temple say the key to CPC's success lies in both the
quality of the
program and its teachers, the opportunity for more than one year of participation, small classes, comprehensive family services, structured activity - based curricula
focusing on language and literacy, and attention to continuity of learning from
preschool to the early school grades.
Current benchmarks were designed to help states build
programs,
focusing on resources and policies related to the structural aspects of public
preschool — elements needed for a high -
quality program but not fully defining one.
New Mexico's tiered
quality rating and improvement system —
FOCUS on Young Child's Learning — supports early learning providers and allows parents to identify high
quality early learning
programs including Child Care, PreK, Early Head Start and Head Start, Early Intervention, Home Visiting, Title I and
Preschool Special Education.
FOCUS TQRIS — Criteria - Center Based
Programs (English)
FOCUS TQRIS — Criteria - Center Based
Programs (Español)
FOCUS TQRIS - Criteria - PED
Preschool Programs (PreK, Special Education and Title I)
FOCUS TQRIS Presentation - Center Based
Programs FOCUS TQRIS — Child Trends» Evaluation Study Overview
FOCUS TQRIS — Shared
Quality Improvement Framework