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Mouratidou, Katerina; Ourda, Despoina; Evangelia, Kentroti-Lavva; Ioanna, Parisi; Sofia, Karamavrou – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
The twofold aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between toddlers' physical and social spontaneity, as well as to investigate the interaction effects of gender, geographical background, and mother's occupational status on preschoolers' playfulness. Participants were 650 preschool children (353 boys, 297 girls), attending…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Behavior, Gender Differences, Geographic Location
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Katsiada, Eleni; Roufidou, Irini – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Young children's use of their Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) environment affordances, and especially the affordances of the floor, is an under researched area, both in Greece and internationally. This paper draws on findings from an ethnographic case study research conducted in Greece and presents an account of children's…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Educational Environment, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
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Rentzou, Konstantina – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Early childhood education and care is a multifaceted institution. Based on children's age, a number of different settings operate, which have usually two distinct aims. Kindergartens provide mainly education whereas day care centres provide care. Yet, in recent years, the need to establish programmes which provide both education and care to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Preferences, Child Care Centers