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Vladimir E. Martínez-Bello; Herminia Vega-Perona; Isaac Estevan; María del Mar Bernabé-Villodre; Cristina Menescardi-Royuela; Javier Molina-García – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Little is known about the modes of active commuting to and from school (ACS) in toddlers (2-3 years old). The aims of the present study are threefold: (a) to describe the modes of transport to and from early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions in toddlers; (b) to analyze the role of different barriers and neighbourhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Transportation, Student Transportation
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Noelia Ceballos; Ángela Saiz-Linares; Teresa Susinos – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
The objective is to analyse the progress of a 2-year-olds classroom in a school in Cantabria (Spain) towards an inclusive participation project. The research, carried out over three school years, has been based on the qualitative paradigm and ethnographic approach. A variety of research strategies have been employed: participant observation;…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Inclusion
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Adriano Villar-Aldonza; María-Jesús Mancebón; José-María Gómez- Sancho – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
This study investigates the reasons behind the decision to send children aged under three to ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) and the causes that may explain why some families send their child to ECEC once they reach the age of two while others decide to do so at an earlier age. To answer the first question posed a probit model is used,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Toddlers
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Yolanda Sánchez-Sandoval; Natalia Jiménez-Luque – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
According to the Ecological Model, positive parenting depends on three factors: psychosocial context, the children's needs and parental competences. This cross-sectional study analyzes parental competences, perception of efficacy and parenting satisfaction, among Spanish fathers and mothers with young children aged 0-3 years, and examines their…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Competence, Fathers, Mothers
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Magán-Maganto, María; Canal-Bedia, Ricardo; Hernández-Fabián, Aránzazu; Bejarano-Martín, Álvaro; Fernández-Álvarez, Clara J.; Martínez-Velarte, María; Martín-Cilleros, Maria V.; Flores-Robaina, Noelia; Roeyers, Herbert; Posada de la Paz, Manuel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers-revised/follow-up (M-CHAT-R/F) was developed to reduce the number of cases requiring telephone verification. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish version of the M-CHAT-R/F in the Spanish public health system. The M-CHAT-R/F was translated, culturally adapted, and then administered to 6625…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers, Spanish
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Rosa Vilaseca; Magda Rivero; David Leiva; Fina Ferrer – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
Parenting is a key factor for the development of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Therefore, early intervention programs should target parenting behaviors to improve children's developmental outcomes. The present study analyzed the effect of parental behaviors and other family factors on the cognitive and linguistic…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers
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Serrat, Elisabet; Amadó, Anna; Bonet, Aina; Feijóo, Sara; Aguilar-Mediavilla, Eva – Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 2021
Previous research indicates that developmental contexts influence language development. These developmental contexts include bilingualism, which is the focus of the current paper. This study analyses the influence that the acquisition of a language, Catalan, has when the simultaneous acquisition of another similar language, Spanish, occurs. This…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Family Environment, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary
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Mali A. Waugh; Aaron DeMasi; Michele Gonçalves Maia; Taylor N. Evans; Lana B. Karasik; Sarah E. Berger – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Learning to descend stairs requires motor and cognitive capacities on the part of infants and opportunities for practice and assurance of safety offered by caregivers. The American Academy of Pediatrics prescribes the age strategy to teach toddlers to safely descend stairs but without much consideration for individual differences in infants'…
Descriptors: Child Development, Individual Differences, Toddlers, Safety
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Manrique, Héctor M.; Hernández-Gálvez, Yurena; Hernández-Cabrera, Juan; Álvarez, Carlos J. – Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 2022
Fifty-one 23-to-55-month-old-infants faced two apparatuses that required the use of a rigid (box apparatus) or flexible (hose apparatus) stick-like tool to retrieve a toy stuck inside. Before attempting the extraction, however, they had to pick the only one tool (of three) on display that had the appropriate rigidity/flexibility to be effective.…
Descriptors: Infants, Comparative Analysis, Object Manipulation, Toys
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Pérez-Moreno, Jèssica – British Journal of Music Education, 2018
This paper presents research carried out in a kindergarten in Catalonia with the aim of studying the different kinds of musical activity that take place during one school day. This is an ethnographic study where the researcher became an extra teacher in a group of one to two-year-olds and interacted with them musically. The methodology is based in…
Descriptors: Music Education, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries, Music Activities
Sutherland, Helen, Ed.; Mukadam, Yasmin, Ed. – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018
Offering an in-depth exploration of the distinctive features of the play development and learning of toddlers, this book provides useful materials, strategies and tools that can be used by practitioners supporting toddlers at this significant age. The book explores the context and concepts of wellbeing and is ideal for early years practitioners,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Well Being, Child Development, Play
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Polo, Nuria – First Language, 2018
Studies on the acquisition of Spanish as a first language do not agree on the patterns and factors relevant for coda development. In order to shed light on the questions involved, a longitudinal study of coda development in Northern European Spanish was carried out to explore the relationship between accuracy, markedness and frequency. The study…
Descriptors: Spanish, Native Language, Language Acquisition, Syllables
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Rujas, Irene; Casla, Marta; Mariscal, Sonia; Lázaro López-Villaseñor, Miguel; Murillo Sanz, Eva – First Language, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine early fast mapping abilities in late talkers (LT) and typically developing (TD) Spanish-speaking children by considering the effect of different variables on fast mapping (age, vocabulary level, grammatical category and number morphology). Thirty-eight Spanish-speaking children were assessed at three times…
Descriptors: Grammar, Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Age Differences
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Arranz Freijo, Enrique B.; Rodrigo López, Maria J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
This introduction presents a general overview of the regulations, policies, programmes and actions which currently exist in Spain within the field of positive parenting. The articles featured in this special issue showcase initiatives aimed at fostering child development through the promotion of parenting competences and family support. They are…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Public Policy, Child Development, Family Relationship
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Callejas, Enrique; Byrne, Sonia; Rodrigo, María José – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Current models of pediatric care include parental support as part of health promotion in the early years. This study introduces the modality of e-health by describing the universal 'Gaining Health and Wellbeing from Birth to Three' programme, reporting on the level of programme satisfaction among 249 parents and 350 professionals. The average…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Health Promotion, Program Descriptions, Infants
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