Influence of quality credentialing programs on teacher characteristics in center-based early care and education settings

Department of Political Science, Healthy Communities Research Institute
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Considerable evidence relates the quality of early childhood education (ECE) to children's developmental outcomes, with teacher qualifications often cited as a critical ingredient for high-quality care. As a result, quality credentialing programs-including Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Early Learning Program-are increasingly prominent vehicles for improving program quality. This study combines a randomized resume audit study with administrative data on provider participation in QRIS (N=5607) and NAEYC (N= 10,553) to examine whether these quality credentialing programs influence provider behavior during the teacher hiring process. While NAEYC-accredited providers are strongly attracted to job applicants with ECE work experience, education, and other professional credentials, QRIS participants are not. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Article
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10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.12.013
Publication Date
2020
Publication Title
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
51
First Page
352
Last Page
365
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Department of Political Science
Healthy Communities Research Institute
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Boyd-Swan, C., & Herbst, C. (2020). Influence of quality credentialing programs on teacher characteristics in center-based early care and education settings (1–). Early Childhood Research Quarterly. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.12.013
Boyd-Swan, Casey, and Chris Herbst. 2020. “Influence of Quality Credentialing Programs on Teacher Characteristics in Center-Based Early Care and Education Settings”. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.12.013.
Boyd-Swan, Casey, and Chris Herbst. Influence of Quality Credentialing Programs on Teacher Characteristics in Center-Based Early Care and Education Settings. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2020, https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.12.013.