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23.6: References

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    • Todd LaMarr
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    References for Small Groups and Low Ratios

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    • Burchinal, M. R., Cryer, D., Clifford, R. M., & Howes, C. (2002). Caregiver training and classroom quality in child care centers. Applied Developmental Science, 6(1), 2-11.
    • Burchinal, M. R., Roberts, J. E., Nabors, L. A., & Bryant, D. M. (1996). Quality of center child care and infant cognitive and language development. Child Development, 67(2), 606-620.
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    • National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2005). NAEYC early childhood program standards and accreditation criteria: The mark of quality in early childhood education. National Association for the Education of Young Children.
    • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2006). The NICHD study of early child care and youth development: Findings for children up to age 4½ years. Available online at: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/documents/seccyd_06.pdf
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    • Pessanha, M., Peixoto, C., Barros, S., Cadima, J., Pinto, A. I., Coelho, V., & Bryant, D. M. (2017). Stability and change in teacher-infant interaction quality over time. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 40, 87-97.
    • Phillipsen, L. C., Burchinal, M. R., Howes, C., & Cryer, D. (1997). The prediction of process quality from structural features of child care. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(3), 281-303.
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    • Program for Infant and Toddler Care (2022, January 18). About. Program for Infant and Toddler Care. Available online at: https://www.pitc.org/about
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    • Vandell, D. L. (1996). Characteristics of infant child care: Factors contributing to positive caregiving: NICHD early child care research network. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11(3), 269-306.
    • Weinstock, P., Bos, J., Tseng, F., Rosenthal, E., Ortiz, L., Dowsett, C., Huston, A. & Bentley, A. (2012). Evaluation of the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC): An on-site training of caregivers. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

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