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Direct linkJohn P. Rech; K. Snyder; M. Rasmussen; D. Dev; D. Dinkel – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Family engagement in childcare is important to ensure the optimal growth, development, and safety of children. Previous research has explored family engagement practices, but limited research is available on the application of theory to explain the uptake of family engagement principles. The purpose of this study was to explore the use and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Child Care, Child Caregivers
Rouine, Helen; McDonnell, Fiona; Hanafin, Sinead – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Introduction: This paper reports on the outcomes from an analysis of 500 noncompliant regulations drawn from 1563 Early Years Services inspections that took place in Ireland between January and December 2017. Aim: The aim of this study was to consider the impact of the early years inspection process on the quality of early years services.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Inspection, Compliance (Legal)
Ferguson, Jesica; Lampkins, Chanel; Moody, Brandon; Shpancer, Noam – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Parents (N = 123; 90% Caucasian; 99% with college experience) of young children (ages 1-5) were asked to list the top three reasons for their childcare choices. Parents were also asked a hypothetical question about how their childcare choices would have changed if money were no object. Results showed that the majority of participants who chose…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Child Care, Decision Making, Parent Role
Alwhaibi, Reem Mohammed; Zaidi, Uzma; Alzeiby, Ibtisam; Alhusaini, Adel – Child Care in Practice, 2020
A child's disability affects not only that child but also their caregivers. This study compares the quality of life (QoL) of Saudi mothers (primary caregivers) of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Down Syndrome (DS) and mothers whose children do not have a disability, and explores its relationship with socioeconomic status. Two hundred mothers…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Mothers, Children, Disabilities
Moran, Kaitlin K. – Child Care in Practice, 2021
This study examines why African-American caregivers in low-income urban neighborhoods in the United States transition their children between different childcare arrangements involving relative care, home/family care and center-based care, based on interviews conducted with 40 caregivers from three different childcare centers in one metropolitan…
Descriptors: African Americans, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Low Income Groups
Farrant, Brad M.; Harrison, Linda J.; Wise, Sarah; Smith, Grant; Zubrick, Stephen R. – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Child care centre attendance is associated with an increased risk of concurrent ear infections, but what is less clear is whether there are any positive or negative long-term effects of early child care attendance on the incidence of ear infections in later childhood. This research assessed the impact of early child care attendance on concurrent…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Health, Diseases, Risk
Skar, Ane-Marthe Solheim; De Abreu, Rodrigo Marrecas; Vaughn, Marsha J. – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Malnutrition and a lack of sufficient psychosocial support from caregivers both have a tremendous effect on children's development. Initiatives to support healthy child development in a context of poverty include caregiver interventions. There is growing evidence to support interventions that integrate psychosocial and nutritional support. The…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Residential Care, Individual Development, Social Support Groups
Sisson, Susan B.; Smith, Chelsea L.; Cheney, Marshall – Child Care in Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine childcare providers' perceptions of their role in child health behaviors and attitudes pertaining to physical activity and nutrition. Part and full-time providers in a childcare center or family childcare home were interviewed (n = 30) in this cross-sectional, qualitative study. Transcripts were digitally…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Care Centers, Interviews, Qualitative Research
