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Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions in Early Child Care Centers in Bangladesh: Measurement and Training
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Helmerhorst, K. O. W.; Dutta, M.; Khanom, F.; Zaman, S. S.; Gevers Deynoot-Schaub, M. J. J. M. – Early Education and Development, 2023
The current study assessed (1) the importance of six caregiver interactions skills (sensitive responsiveness, respect for autonomy, structuring and limit setting, verbal communication, developmental stimulation, and fostering positive peer interactions) as rated by several stakeholders, (2) the quality of caregiver interactive skills, and (3) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Care Centers, Personal Autonomy
Seeing Infants Differently: Magda Gerber's Contributions to the Early Care and Education Field and Their Continuing Relevance
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Hammond, Ruth Anne – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
A pioneer in the infant/family field in the United States, Magda Gerber was the founding director of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), known for its unique two-generation approach to the care and education of young children. This paper offers a summary of Gerber's teachings from the late twentieth century with citations pointing to their…
Descriptors: Standards, Infants, Child Caregivers, Child Care
Child Care Quality in the Netherlands over the Years: A Closer Look
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Helmerhorst, Katrien O. W.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne A.; Gevers Deynoot-Schaub, Mirjam J. J. M.; Tavecchio, Louis W. C.; Fukkink, Ruben G. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: We assessed the quality of child care in a nationally representative sample of 200 Dutch child care centers using the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised and/or Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised and compared it with a previous assessment in 2005. The Caregiver Interaction Profile (CIP) scales were used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Educational Quality, Caregiver Child Relationship
Maltreated Children's Social Understanding and Empathy: A Preliminary Exploration of Foster Carers' Perspectives
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Luke, Nikki; Banerjee, Robin – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
Previous research suggests that parental abuse and neglect can have adverse effects on children's peer relationships and self-perceptions. Emerging theoretical and empirical work suggests that children's social understanding and empathy could play a key role as mediators of these effects, but we have little knowledge about the viability of such a…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Focus Groups, Social Cognition, Empathy
Structural and Process Features in Three Types of Child Care for Children from High and Low Income Families
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Dowsett, Chantelle J.; Huston, Aletha C.; Imes, Amy E.; Gennetian, Lisa – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2008
We use observations from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and, Youth Development (SECCYD) to compare structural and process characteristics of child care centers, family child care homes (nonrelative care in a home setting) and care by relatives for 2-, 3- and 4.5-year-old children. Type of care differences in structural and caregiver…
Descriptors: Child Care, Comparative Analysis, Child Care Centers, Stimulation