Child Care: Use of Standards to Ensure High Quality Care
HEHS-98-223R
Published: Jul 31, 1998. Publicly Released: Aug 04, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the use of standards to assure high quality child care, focusing on: (1) the key child care standards for centers that are critical in helping ensure high quality child care; (2) the extent to which states incorporate these standards into their own standards; and (3) other important issues that relate to child care standards and their effect on quality.
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Child care programsChildrenDay care centersEducational standardsQuality assuranceSafety standardsStandards evaluationState programsTeacher educationHealth standards