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Direct linkLisa S. Olive; Rohan M. Telford; Elizabeth Westrupp; Richard D. Telford – Child Development, 2024
This study aimed to determine the effects of the Active Early Learning (AEL) childcare center-based physical activity intervention on early childhood executive function and expressive vocabulary via a randomized controlled trial. Three-hundred-and-fourteen preschool children (134 girls) aged 3-5 years from 15 childcare centers were randomly…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Child Development, Executive Function
González Ballesteros, Lina María; Flores, José M.; Ortiz Hoyos, Ana María; Londoño Tobón, Amalia; Hein, Sascha; Bolívar Rincon, Felipe; Gómez, Oscar; Ponguta, Liliana Angélica – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2021
Colombia has endured one of the world's longest internal displacement crises in recent history. Programs that address the practices and psychosocial wellbeing of the community of caregivers of young children in protracted crises are urgently needed. We developed and implemented a program aimed at strengthening the resilience and wellbeing of…
Descriptors: Violence, Program Descriptions, Well Being, Preschool Children
Amy Taub; Michelle Maier; Marie-Andrée Somers; Benjamin Bui; James McCarthy – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background/Context: There is a convergence of evidence that the quality of children's early care and education (ECE) experiences is critical for promoting children's development (Gormley, Phillips, & Gayer, 2008). Curriculum combined with professional development is thought to be the "strongest hope" for promoting quality (Weiland…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
Lawrence, Sharmila; Stephens, Samuel A. – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2016
This "Topic of Interest" provides a comprehensive list of research in the Research Connections collection that was published in 2005 or later addressing issues related to quality improvement specifically in home-based child care. The resources are grouped under the following headings: Overviews, Summaries, and Reviews of Quality…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Educational Quality
Improving Quality of the Child Care Environment through a Consultancy Programme for Centre Directors
Helmerhorst, Katrien O. W.; Fukkink, Ruben G.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne A.; Gevers Deynoot-Schaub, Mirjam J. J. M.; Tavecchio, Louis W. C. – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2017
This study examined the effects of a newly developed on-site consultancy programme to improve global quality of the child care environment in non-parental child care centres for 0- to 4-year-old children as measured with the ITERS-R/ECERS-R. Using a randomised controlled trial with a pretest, posttest, and follow-up test, we compared 35…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Consultation Programs, Educational Quality
Gilbert, Jaesook Lee; Harte, Helene Arbouet – Child Care in Practice, 2013
This paper describes efforts to increase the quality in early care and education through targeted coaching. A collaborative including several community agencies and a university developed a framework of support for early care and education providers, using coaching as its foundational basis, called Coaching to Quality (CTQ). This paper provides a…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Child Care, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Download full textAlkon, Abbey; Kalmar, Evie; Leonard, Victoria; Flint, Mary Louise; Kuo, Devina; Davidson, Nita; Bradman, Asa – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2012
Young children and early care and education (ECE) staff are exposed to pesticides used to manage pests in ECE facilities in the United States and elsewhere. The objective of this pilot study was to encourage child care programs to reduce pesticide use and child exposures by developing and evaluating an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Toolkit for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Care, Check Lists, Child Care Centers
Burger, Kaspar – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
This study analysed the role of both sociocultural background and exposure to a creche on children's development of cognitive competence in Switzerland. Data were derived from a survey on children's cognitive proficiency after enrolment to primary school. Correlations and multiple linear regressions indicate that creche experience was not related…
Descriptors: Child Care, Cultural Background, Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Youth
Musher-Eizenman, Dara R.; Young, Kathleen M.; Laurene, Kimberly; Galliger, Courtney; Hauser, Jessica; Wagner Oehlhof, Marissa – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
Overweight is increasing in children, leading to negative health consequences. Children also lack appropriate levels of important vitamins and nutrients in their diets. Environmental cues, such as food proximity, have been shown to influence consumption rates in adults. The present study has tested whether proximity to either a nutrient-dense or…
Descriptors: Proximity, Cues, Intervention, Child Care
Torrey, Michelle Kerber; Leginus, Mary Anne; Cecere, Susan – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
In this commentary the authors share their experiences on the design and implementation of community-centered early intervention programs in Prince George's County, MD. Their aim in designing community-centered programs was to provide infants and toddlers opportunities for learning, language, and motor development in natural environments with…
Descriptors: Play, Early Intervention, Child Care Centers, Motor Development
Winter, Suzanne M.; Zurcher, Raymond; Hernandez, Arthur; Yin, Zenong – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2007
The Early ON School Readiness Project is an emerging community-based model aimed at promoting the school readiness of 3- to 5-year-old children in a metropolitan area with a predominantly Latino (Mexican-American) population. Using an ecological approach, the multi-component program seeks to enhance school readiness opportunities for children at…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Intervention, Parent Education, Young Children
Roach, Mary A.; Riley, David A.; Adams, Diane; Edie, David – Early Education and Development, 2005
Wisconsin's Early Childhood Excellence Initiative was a $15 million public policy effort designed in 2000 to increase child care quality for low-income children. An evaluation revealed significant improvement in classroom quality, the quality of caregiver interaction, and caregivers' beliefs about children following a complex multi-faceted…
Descriptors: State Government, Public Policy, Child Care Centers, Caregivers
Pawl, Jeree H. – Zero to Three (J), 2005
A recent national survey on the expulsion of preschool children from child care centers reports that centers with access to mental health consultation have lower rates of expulsion than centers without access to classroom-based behavioral consultation. This article uses a series of vignettes from a composite case study to illustrate in…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Preschool Children, Child Care Centers, Child Care
