Overall Quality Among Licensed and License-Exempt Early Childhood Centers

This brief will discuss several important aspects of early childhood centers. The findings presented are those that show statistically significant differences between licensed and license-exempt centers. Each program was observed for two- to three-hours using the Caregiver Interaction Scale (CIS) and either the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale or the Infant-Toddler Environmental Rating Scale depending on the age of the children.Funded by: HHS Child Care Bureau and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundatio