NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Careful Choices: Parents Reflect on Their Childcare Decisions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ferguson, Jesica; Lampkins, Chanel; Moody, Brandon; Shpancer, Noam – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Parents (N = 123; 90% Caucasian; 99% with college experience) of young children (ages 1-5) were asked to list the top three reasons for their childcare choices. Parents were also asked a hypothetical question about how their childcare choices would have changed if money were no object. Results showed that the majority of participants who chose…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Child Care, Decision Making, Parent Role
Barriers and Facilitators of Parent Engagement with Health Promotion in Child Care: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Luecking, Courtney T.; Dobson, Phillip; Ward, Dianne S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Early care and education providers cite lack of parent engagement as a central barrier to promoting healthy behaviors among young children. However, little research exists about factors influencing parent engagement with promoting healthy eating and activity behaviors in the this setting. Aims: This study aimed to address this gap by…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Nutrition
'Let's Grow Together': Understanding the "Current Provision of Early Childhood" Development and Education for Children with Disabilities in Rural Malawi through Community-Based Participatory Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Greenwood, Margo; Gercama, Ingrid; Lynch, Paul; Moore, Katie; Mankhwazi, Mika; Mbukwa, Jenipher; Bedford, Juliet – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Focussing on the experiences and perceptions of parents and volunteer caregivers of children with disabilities, this paper reports on a study that explored the provision of early childhood development and inclusive education for children with disabilities in rural Malawi. Drawing on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) design, ten local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Rural Areas, Parent Attitudes
Preschoolers' Physical Activity Participation across a Yearlong Mastery-Motivational Climate Intervention
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wadsworth, Danielle D.; Rudisill, Mary E.; Hastie, Peter A.; Irwin, Jacqueline M.; Rodriguez-Hernandez, Mynor G. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: This study sought to determine how children's participation in physical activity during a mastery-motivational climate changed during a 20-week intervention and to compare it to children's free-play activity during a typical day at their local day-care facility. Method: Twelve 4-year-old children participated in a mastery-motivational…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physical Activities, Motivation, Intervention
Environmental Influences on Preschoolers' Physical Activity Levels in Various Early-Learning Facilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Vanderloo, Leigh M.; Tucker, Patricia; Johnson, Andrew M.; Burke, Shauna M.; Irwin, Jennifer D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: This study aimed to: (a) compare the physical activity (PA) levels (i.e., moderate-to-vigorous PA [MVPA] and total PA [TPA]) of preschoolers in 3 different early-learning environments (center-based childcare, home-based childcare, and full-day kindergarten [FDK]); and (b) assess which characteristics (e.g., play equipment, policies, etc.)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Physical Activity Level, Early Childhood Education
Quebec's Child Care Services: What Are the Mechanisms Influencing Children's Behaviors across Quantity, Type, and Quality of Care Experienced?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lemay, Lise; Bigras, Nathalie; Bouchard, Caroline – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
The objective of this study was to examine how quantity, type, and quality of care interact in predicting externalizing and internalizing behaviors of 36-month-old children attending Quebec's educational child care from their first years of life. To do so, the authors examined two hypothesized models: (1) a mediation model where quantity, type,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Child Care, Child Behavior