ERIC Number: EJ1305258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
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Providing Consistency in Care: A Case Study of Bilingual and Bicultural Early Childhood Education for Farmworker Children in Rural Midwestern United States
Smith, Julia; Clegg, Jens
Early Child Development and Care, v191 n10 p1636-1650 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 challenge of this population is stable child care and access to education services for their children. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program (MSHS), a branch of Head Start, provides seasonal childcare and early childhood education services to young children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers ages birth through 5. This case study explored how MSHS operates seasonal programs for farmworkers children and examines the ways in which educators provide consistency in care for farmworker children. Specifically, the study focused on bilingual and bicultural programing, mobility of teachers, consistency in care, and teachers' knowledge of the program and farmworker community.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Biculturalism, Hispanic Americans, Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children, Toddlers, Infants, Migrant Children, Seasonal Employment, Agricultural Laborers, Low Income Groups, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Rural Areas, Relocation, Bilingual Teachers, Summer Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana; Texas
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