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Download full textLesedi S. Matlala; Patrick Molokwane – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Early childhood development (ECD) is pivotal in addressing educational inequality and reducing income disparities in South Africa. Government initiatives to integrate ECD into the education system underscore a positive trajectory. Aim: This study assesses the impact of relocating ECD to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Qualifications
Direct linkEbrahim, Hasina Banu – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
The early childhood development (ECD) sector in low- and middle-income countries continues to be under-valued and under-funded. Birth to 3 is further marginalised in this constrained informal sector. The feminised workforce experiences economic and social injustices in an under-developed human resource system. The aim of this article is to engage…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Preschool Teachers
Julia Honoroff – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: The United States does not have a comprehensive, publicly funded early care and education (ECE) system. As a result, disparities in access and participation in quality ECE in the U.S. are well-documented. Low and middle-income families participate less frequently in ECE compared with higher-income families, often due to conflicts with…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Public Education
Greenwood, Margo; Gercama, Ingrid; Lynch, Paul; Moore, Katie; Mankhwazi, Mika; Mbukwa, Jenipher; Bedford, Juliet – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Focussing on the experiences and perceptions of parents and volunteer caregivers of children with disabilities, this paper reports on a study that explored the provision of early childhood development and inclusive education for children with disabilities in rural Malawi. Drawing on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) design, ten local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Rural Areas, Parent Attitudes
Shapiro, Anna; Bassok, Daphna – AERA Open, 2022
Early care and education (ECE) experiences shape children's developmental trajectories, particularly for children who have or may have disabilities. However, caregivers of children with disabilities have faced considerable challenges finding care for their children, which have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using survey data from nearly…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Caregiver Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Stress Variables
Shah, Harshini; De Mond, Ayesha; Monahan, Shannon; Tarullo, Louisa – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2021
Half of all infants and toddlers receive care in nonparental settings, such as centers and family child care (FCC) homes. On average, infants and toddlers spend more hours per week in care than preschoolers do. Yet infant-toddler care has been identified as lower quality than care for older children, suggesting that professional development (PD)…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care, Child Care Centers
van Rooijen, Martin; Lensvelt-Mulders, Gerty; Wyver, Shirley; Duyndam, Joachim – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2020
Childcare settings offer an ideal opportunity for children to become acquainted with risk-taking in play, which promotes healthy growth and development. Van Rooijen and Newstead's (2016) model, based on a review of international literature, has identified the main challenges for childcare professionals when promoting risky play, namely;…
Descriptors: Risk, Play, Child Care, Child Development
Pelatti, Christina Yeager; Martino, Alison; Wilson, Kaitlyn P. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the inclusion of a bi-directional communication journal between caregivers and student clinicians during a five-week summer preschool programme impacted caregivers' perceptions and had a positive impact on their children's language development. This study included a mixed methods design. Child…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Preschool Education, Child Caregivers, Preschool Children
