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Direct linkVillegas, Elizabeth; Sutter, Carolyn; Koester, Brenda; Fiese, Barbara H. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
With increasing rates of childhood obesity in the United States, it is important to develop effective curricula that helps children learn and practice healthy habits. Given the large percentage of children who spend time in away-from-home care, childcare centers are opportune contexts to implement such curricula. We sought insight from 35 teachers…
Descriptors: Barriers, Health Education, Health Behavior, Habit Formation
Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Schmidt, Eric L. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2017
The purpose of the current study was to survey and interview caregivers of children with disabilities (ages 2-5 years) to obtain their input as to whether current playground equipment meets their child's needs. A total of 149 participants agreed to participate. Caregivers (i) indicated that their child with a disability could not fully participate…
Descriptors: Surveys, Interviews, Caregiver Attitudes, Disabilities
Wright, Travis – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2018
The purpose of this investigation is to deepen understanding of the clandestine professional lives of men who care for young children, exploring the pressure to hide parts of themselves experienced by many. The author utilizes an autoethnographic approach to examine social and psychological experiences he has navigated during his work as a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Caregiver Attitudes, Professional Identity
Seaman, Holly; Giles, Pandora – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Children's social and emotional well-being can be supported through their experiences of early years education to promote positive life-long outcomes. This study explored the views of 10 early years practitioners in relation to supporting children's social and emotional well-being. Data was gathered using semi-structured interviews and analysed…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Well Being, Mental Health
Lloyd, Chrishana M.; Kane, Maggie; Seok, Deborah; Vega, Claudia – Child Trends, 2019
Over seven million children from birth through age 5 receive child care in home-based child care (HBCC) settings, the most common form of nonparental child care in the United States. Research shows that professional development can help child care providers improve the quality of care that they offer, potentially improving children's outcomes.…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Young Children, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Crais, Elizabeth; McComish, Cara S.; Kertcher, Emily F.; Hooper, Steve; Pretzel, Rebecca; Mendez, Lucia; Villalobos, Michelle – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
This study explored caregivers' perspectives on facilitators and barriers to screening, diagnosis, and identifying and accessing other services for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); and caregivers' suggestions for improving the process. Eight focus groups with 55 caregivers were conducted. Four groups had a mix of White, African…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis
Wilke, Sarah; Opdenakker, Claudia; Kremers, Stef P. J; Gubbels, Jessica S – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
The present study examined the factors influencing childcare workers' promotion of physical activity (PA) among children aged 0-4?years, a particularly interesting context because of the increasing number of children attending childcare. Twenty Dutch childcare workers were interviewed. The interviews revealed some important barriers to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Young Children
Lee, Hwa; Zhang, Chun; Schwartz, Barbara – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2006
Because of the recent demographic changes, early intervention (EI) professionals are more likely to interact with increasing numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) children and families. A challenge in providing effective EI services is the lack of personnel from CLD backgrounds and lack of knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Barriers, Performance Factors
