This article published in the International Journal of Child Care and Educational Policy in 2013 compared the regulatory compliance within the USA with approximately 20 other countries to determine the emphasis placed upon rules and regulations in the respective countries. It is clear from the results that the USA emphasized more structural aspects of rules and regulations dealing with health and safety while the other countries emphasized the professionalization of the teacher in the classroom.

This article also introduced to an international audience the Early Childhood Program Quality Improvement and Indicator Model, now in its 4th edition and its implications with the advent of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems on a large scale in the USA.