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Kowalski, Helen S.; Wyver, Shirley R.; Masselos, Grace; de Lacey, Philip – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2005
Forty-eight toddlers aged 17 to 31 months attending long-day childcare participated in this project, which examined some of the influences of the day-care context on their emerging pretend play. Ninety minutes of video-taped observations were collected for each participant as they engaged in free play with their same-age peers and their…
Descriptors: Play, Attendance Patterns, Toddlers, Teaching Methods
Brownlee, Joanne; Berthelsen, Donna; Boulton-Lewis, Gillian – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2004
In the present study, the personal epistemological beliefs of group leaders in toddler child care programmes are investigated. Epistemological beliefs are beliefs about knowing and learning. It is considered that the quality of these beliefs is influenced by educational experiences. In this study, such beliefs are assumed to be mediating factors…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Constructivism (Learning), Caregivers, Toddlers
Harrison, Linda – 1996
This booklet, revised from the March 1990 version, provides suggestions for reassessing, modifying, and arranging child care center environments to best serve the needs of children and staff. The booklet notes that a well-planned environment can provide young children with appropriate and challenging learning experiences within a consistent and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Hutchins, Teresa – 1995
The provision of child care and development programs that meet the specific needs of infants and toddlers is a major issue among professional caregivers. This monograph provides a quick guide to program planning that focuses specifically on the needs of very young children in group settings. The monograph explains and discusses the planning…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Day Care
Kelso, Rose-Anne; Price, Sue – 1988
Children with Down Syndrome have the potential for the development of a large range and variety of postures, balance reactions, movements, and skills. Sometimes this potential remains relatively untapped resulting in unusual, inefficient, or even detrimental patterns of movement. By handling and playing with the child, he or she becomes more aware…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Downs Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Human Posture
Phillips, Shelley – 1988
Discussed are adults' egocentric attitudes about children, particularly toddlers, and ways in which such attitudes can creat unnecessary stress in the caregiver and toddler. Emphasis is given to: (1) hostile myths about toddlers that obscure reality and muddy relationships; (2) misunderstandings about ways in which toddlers think; (3) young…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Phillips, Shelley – 1984
This description of toddlers and preschool children emphasizes how young children think and describes the development of self-concept. Language development and antisocial and prosocial behavior are also discussed. The exploration of children's thought processes begins with two principles: (1) Concepts originate in activity; and (2) Motor…
Descriptors: Aggression, Altruism, Assertiveness, Association (Psychology)
Harrison, Linda; Ungerer, Judy – 1996
This study addressed the argument that early child care constitutes a risk to children's social adaptation, and that for high-risk samples this effect depends on the security of the infant-mother attachment relationship. A longitudinal investigation of 135 first-born children in a low-risk sample was conducted to discern the contribution of child…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Behavior