Quality Assist, Inc., has developed the following publications to support evaluation, accreditation, and research efforts in early child care and education settings.

Publications List

Assessment Profile for Early Childhood Programs
The Assessment Profile is a comprehensive program evaluation instrument for early childhood programs serving children from infancy through school-age. It provides qualitative, descriptive information about program facilities and practices. Information is summarized in table and graph format to support the development of task and training plans for program improvement. The complete instrument contains five components for observation: Administration, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, and SchoolAge. Data collection booklets allow for observation of four classrooms in each age group ($120)

Assessment Profile for Family Day Care
The Profile for Family Day Care is a comprehensive evaluation for family child care homes. This Assessment Profile is currently licensed to the National Association for Family Child Care and is used to assess family child care homes for accreditation. (Not available for sale in the U.S. at this time)

Child Care Licensing: Georgia Impact Study (1994)
The Child Care Licensing: Georgia Impact Study is a report of the findings of a statewide survey of licensed child care programs. The purpose of the survey was to determine the impact of the 1991 regulatory changes on Georgia's Child care. The report includes information about openings and closings; types of changes; staff turnover, education, wages, and benefits; enrollment; rates. ($29)