Evaluating the Physical Environments of Early Childhood Education Facilities in Worcester

This IQP is a quality assessment of the various pre-kindergarten child care facilities in Worcester. Working with Edward Street Child Services, we chose and edited a tool that evaluates the quality of learning environments. Based on our initial findings, we developed a data analysis program and kept track of problem areas for each of twelve facilities. We sent each participating center a written report containing its overall rank within the survey as well as suggestions for short-term improvement