This study (2006-2007) sought to explore and examine whether the provision of full daycare improves the quality of life for children and their parents. There are now 60.8% of women employed in the workforce, according to the Central Statistics Office (2008). This means many changes for children, parents and families. Twenty-seven childcare…

In this article, the author talks about the lessons she and her colleagues had learned when they went to the Pikler Institute in Budapest, Hungary. The Pikler Institute is a residential nursery founded by Dr. Emmi Pikler in 1946. In order to improve the quality of children's relationship with adults, they need to feel that: (1) he/she belongs; (2)…

The authors undertook a review of measures available for assessing outcomes of early childhood services for children with disabilities and their families. With principles of family-centered practice mandating the inclusion of both family and child outcome measures in effective evaluation plans, the review examined measures with established…

The purpose of this article is to suggest some ways in which researchers can make their work more useful to policymakers. Policy research is more than "applied" research. It is designed to answer questions about what "actions" will or will not be effective in dealing with the problem studied, not just to understand the antecedents or consequences…