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Smith, Julia; Clegg, Jens – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
In the United States, migrant and seasonal farmworkers mostly of Latino origin work seasonal jobs on large scale farms. Because many of these jobs are temporary, farmworkers often move frequently across state lines and international borders to follow the work in agriculture. Many farmworkers travel with families including young children and one…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Biculturalism, Hispanic Americans
Curtis, Deb – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
It is true that many child care centers are lacking in natural environments. The emphasis in programs is more often about rules and regulations for children's health and safety, and concerns about allergies, the weather, and getting dirty. It is also difficult to take groups of children into natural environments with inadequate ratios of adults to…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Improvement Programs, Toddlers, Child Care Centers
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Cain, David W.; Rudd, Loretta C.; Saxon, Terrill F. – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
This study carries forward the exploration of joint attention engagement in children from 18 to 24 months of age enrolled in "low-quality" childcare centers. Childcare providers and children were videotaped to capture social interactions in the classroom including duration and bids for joint attention. One-half of 48 childcare providers…
Descriptors: Attention, Interpersonal Competence, Toddlers, Child Care Centers