Daycare Quality and Regulation: A Queuing-Theoretic Approach.

Mulligan, James G.; Hoffman, Saul D.

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ERIC Number: EJ560943

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Daycare Quality and Regulation: A Queuing-Theoretic Approach.

Mulligan, James G.; Hoffman, Saul D.

Economics of Education Review, v17 n1 p1-13 Feb 1998

Develops a model of the child-care environment, concentrating on how child-staff ratios, group size, and caregiver ability influence amount of time children spend on-task and intensity of caregiver-child interactions. The model clarifies these variables' roles and explains regulation's potential costs and benefits. Regulation alone cannot improve overall child care quality. (18 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Class Size, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Mathematical Models, National Standards, Preschool Education, Quality Control, Teacher Student Ratio, Teacher Student Relationship, Time on Task

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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