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de Perio, Marie A.; Wiegand, Douglas M.; Evans, Stefanie M.; Niemeier, Maureen T. – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2012
Flu viruses are typically spread by droplets, when people who are sick with flu cough, sneeze, or talk. Less often, a person may get flu from touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching his own mouth, eyes, or nose. Flu can cause mild to severe illness and may even lead to death. Child care providers are at risk of…
Descriptors: Child Care, Microbiology, Employees, Immunization Programs
Gellens, Suzanne; Mathews, Bobbie; Young, Shari – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2012
Today, technology can be used to engage and communicate with others in ever-expanding ways. Many directors are embracing these technological advances to market their child care programs. In addition to printing up brochures and taking out ads in newspapers, directors can create a tour of their child care program that will attract new customers, as…
Descriptors: Child Care, Video Technology, Technology, Technological Advancement
Child Care, Inc., 2012
Like all difficult decisions, choosing child care can seem overwhelming, and this is particularly true when choosing care for children under three. The better you understand what your child's and your own personal needs are, and what is available and affordable to you, the more confident you will become in your decision-making process. This…
Descriptors: Child Care, Infants, Young Children, Decision Making
Côté-Lecaldare, Marilena; Joussemet, Mireille; Dufour, Sarah – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: The present study explored the concrete manifestations of autonomy support (AS) toward toddlers. Eight child care educators were interviewed. Based on our assessment, these educators all valued AS. A qualitative content analysis revealed 18 practices that this group of child care educators considered supportive of toddlers'…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Corcoran, Lisa; Steinley, Katrina – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
This report presents findings from the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2016 (NHES:2016). The Early Childhood Program Participation Survey collected data on children's participation in relative care, nonrelative care, and center-based care arrangements. It also collected…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, National Surveys, Family (Sociological Unit), Participation
Nemeth, Beate; Lokken, Gisle – CELE Exchange, 2012
Norway is gearing up to provide places in day care centres for all children aged between one and six and the need for more facilities has therefore increased substantially in recent years. In Tromso, the municipality has become closely involved in child-care pedagogics and architecture; a design competition it launched has brought rewarding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Kindergarten, Child Care Centers
Puroila, Anna-Maija; Estola, Eila; Syrjala, Leena – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The article attempts to answer the question: What is the nature of children's everyday narratives in a day care centre context? The theoretical framework of this study is based on a narrative approach. The research material was gathered through applying the methodology of narrative ethnography. The article is based on observational material…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Kindergarten
Jeon, Lieny; Buettner, Cynthia K. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Providing enriched learning environments is important to stimulating children's development in early childhood. Early child-care policymakers in many states in the US have adopted Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) as a way to verify quality of child care and to support children's school readiness. Objective: The purpose of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Cognitive Development
Fraga, Lynette; Dobbins, Dionne; McCready, Michelle – Child Care Aware of America, 2015
Eleven million children younger than age five are in some form of child care in the United States. The "Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 Report" summarizes the cost of child care across the country, examines the importance of child care as a workforce support and as an early learning program, and explores the effect of high…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Care, Costs, Expenditures
Wiart, Lesley; Kehler, Heather; Rempel, Gwen; Tough, Suzanne – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2014
Background: Access to quality child care is an important support for families with children with disabilities. The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the current state of inclusion of children with special needs in child care programmes, and (2) the presence of child care staff practices and programme characteristics that support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Disabilities, Inclusion
Neuman, Michelle J.; McConnell, Christin; Kholowa, Foster – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2014
Over the past 20 years, more than 6,000 community-based childcare centers (CBCCs) have been created in mostly rural areas of Malawi. Although the original purpose of these CBCCs was to meet the care needs of orphans and vulnerable children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the services have since expanded their mandate to provide early…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Child Development, Educational Policy, Community Education
Pierson, Ashley; Karoly, Lynn A.; Zellman, Gail L.; Beckett, Megan K. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The landscape of early learning and out-of-school-time programs in the City of Santa Monica is complex, with numerous providers and funding streams. This complexity reflects its evolution in response to changes in federal, state, and local priorities and initiatives. Future shifts in funding levels, program auspices, and other features are likely.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Financial Support, Early Childhood Education
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2022
For 25 years, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on the state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, child health, child…
Descriptors: Well Being, Children, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
Barnes, Jacqueline; Melhuish, Edward C. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
This study investigated whether the amount and timing of group-based childcare between birth and 51 months were predictive of cognitive development at 51 months, taking into account other non-parental childcare, demographic characteristics, cognitive development at 18 months, sensitive parenting and a stimulating home environment. Children's…
Descriptors: Child Care, Multiple Regression Analysis, Mother Attitudes, Interviews
Eryigit-Madzwamuse, Suna; Barnes, Jacqueline – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2013
Background: Existing research suggests that there is a relationship between greater exposure to center-based child care and child behavioral problems though the mechanism for the impact is unclear. However the measure used to document child care has usually been average hours, which may be particularly unreliable in the early months when fewer…
Descriptors: Verbal Ability, Risk, Behavior Problems, Child Care