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MEasuRing thE Quality Of EaRly CaRE anD EDuCatiOn PROgRaMs at thE intERsECtiOn Of REsEaRCh, POliCy, anD PRaCtiCE Research-to-Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE 2011-10a December 2010 Measuring the Quality of Early Care and Education Programs at the intersection of Research, Policy, and Practice Research-to-Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE 2011-10a December 2010 submitted to: Ivelisse Martinez-Beck, Ph.D., Project Officer Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services submitted by: Martha Zaslow, Child Trends Kathryn Tout, Child Trends Contract Number: HHSP233200500198U COntRaCtOR Project Director: Martha Zaslow, Child Trends 4301 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC, 20008 suggested Citation: Zaslow, M., Tout, K., Martinez-Beck, I. (2010). Measuring the Quality of Early Care and Education Programs at the Intersection of Research, Policy, and Practice, OPRE Research-to- Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE 2011-10a. Washington, DC: Office of Planning,- Re search and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This Research-to-Policy, Research to-Practice brief series focuses on issues related to the development and refinement of measures to assess the quality of early childhood settings. The views represented in this brief do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation of the Administration for Children and Families. OVERViEW. Quality measurement in early care and education programs now plays a central role in early childhood policy and program initiatives such as state Quality Rating and improvement systems (QRis). this Brief discusses the changing