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Ornaghi, Veronica; Conte, Elisabetta; Agliati, Alessia; Gandellini, Sabina – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
We investigated early-childhood teachers' emotion socialization practices via a multi-method study that combined self-report measures and structured observational situations at day care centre. Eighty-nine teachers (M[subscript age] = 38.29 years; SD = 11.06) completed two questionnaires about their emotion socialization style and beliefs about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Socialization, Emotional Response
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Donner, Patricia; Lundström, Siv; Heikkilä, Mia – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
This study focuses on a close examination of how children express themselves at ECEC in play situations, which form an integral and large part of a typical day. The main research question has been: How can children's social and emotional expressions be understood through analyses of communication and interaction during free play? A qualitative…
Descriptors: Play, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Communication, Interaction
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Jacobson, Sarah; Degotardi, Sheila – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2022
In this article, we present a dynamic systems theoretical and methodological approach to investigating joint attention in early childhood (EC) centres. Joint attention, defined as a social interaction in which child and caregiver share a common focus of attention, is an important interactive context for collaborative learning. We overview the…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Teachers
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
The 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) is funded by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families. The project team is led by NORC at the University of Chicago. The 2019 NSECE is comprised of four integrated, nationally representative surveys which include: (1)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, National Surveys, Parent Surveys, Supply and Demand
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Giordano, Keri; Interra, Victoria L.; Stillo, Giuliana C.; Mims, Angel T.; Block-Lerner, Jennifer – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
Suspension is defined as a temporary removal from the educational setting where a child is able to return after a determined period of time, while expulsion is the complete and permanent removal of a child from an entire educational system (Gilliam and Shahar 2006). Preschool children have been found to be both suspended and expelled at higher…
Descriptors: Suspension, Expulsion, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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Shin, Minsun – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Infants come to know about the world and develop an understanding about themselves through multisenses. This qualitative case study aimed to explore how three infant head teachers engaged in and facilitated various multisensory play activities in their classrooms. Natural, in-class, non-participatory observations were conducted at a child care…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Development, Multisensory Learning, Play
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Curenton, Stephanie M.; Granda, Cristina – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
We collaborated with Early Head Start (EHS) coaches to qualitatively explore the feasibility delivering a professional development approach designed to enhance the quality of conversations in infant-toddler (I/T) classrooms and family child care homes. First, we reviewed empirical literature about oral language discourse skills in infants and…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Oral Language, Interpersonal Communication
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Bing, Chan Yi; Che Mustafa, Mazlina – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2021
With the increased number of women participation in the labour force and the encouragement from the Malaysia government to the private sector in setting up preschool and early childcare centre, there is a high demand on the number of institution-based private childcare centre. However, the literature has shown that the number of childcare centres…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Child Care Centers, Administrator Effectiveness, Leadership Styles
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Toyama, Noriko – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
This longitudinal study aimed to investigate infants' spontaneous object interactions during naturalistic longitudinal observations in a day care centre in Japan. Infants' and caregivers' interactions during free play time were videotaped. The main focus related to how infants' object interactions changed during locomotor development. Observations…
Descriptors: Infants, Psychomotor Skills, Child Care Centers, Video Technology
Hegewisch, Ariane; Mefferd, Eve – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2021
New May jobs data show that despite greater jobs gains, women's recovery continues to lag behind that of men. Women's jobs on payroll are still 4.2 million below pre-COVID-19 levels, compared with 3.5 million fewer jobs on payroll for men. Further, high jobs deficits in schools and child care centers point to difficulties for employed mothers and…
Descriptors: Females, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Mothers
Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, 2021
This report presents key findings from the first three years of the Quality Support Program (QSP). The QSP is an initiative involving the delivery by Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) of free tailored professional development and support to approved providers and service leaders of eligible services across New…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Quality Assurance, Foreign Countries
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Lesley Wood; Marinda Neethling – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
In line with international trends in early childhood care and education (ECCE) recognising the importance of early learning, the Department of Basic Education in South Africa has pledged to professionalise the sector, increase access and improve quality. From a systemic point of view, professionalisation of the sector will require collaboration on…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Preschool Teachers, Professionalism
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Chenyi Zhang – Journal of Literacy Research, 2024
Taoism, one of the oldest Eastern religious systems, has significantly influenced Chinese culture and society. Taoism centers around "The Tao" or "The Way," considered the ultimate source from which everything--both physical and non-physical, living and non-living--originates. It emphasizes inner self-cultivation through…
Descriptors: Religion, Educational Philosophy, Individual Development, Educational Principles
Wanzi Muruvi; Anna Powell; Yoonjeon Kim; Abby Copeman Petig; Lea J. E. Austin – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2024
Our look at the well-being of California's early educators points to the need to consider work environments in early care and education (ECE) policy development. The learning environments of young children are also the work environments of the ECE workforce. Supportive and safe work environments that foster a respectful workplace climate can…
Descriptors: Well Being, Early Childhood Teachers, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Sutton Trust, 2024
Early years policy in England is at a turning point. There has perhaps never been more political attention on the sector, with growing sentiment from parents that existing provision does not serve their needs. This briefing lays out existing evidence for the benefits of early education, including inequalities in access to existing entitlements,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Qualifications
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