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Loeb, Susanna – Center on Children and Families at Brookings, 2016
Despite the widely-recognized benefits of early childhood experiences in formal settings that enrich the social and cognitive environments of children, many children--particularly infants and toddlers--spend their days in unregulated (or very lightly regulated) "informal" childcare settings. Over half of all one- and two-year-olds are…
Descriptors: Child Care, Caregivers, Young Children, Infants
Kelly, Mason – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2020
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation's (OPRE's) Division of Child and Family Development (DCFD) is responsible for research and evaluation related to Head Start programs, early childhood development, childcare, child maltreatment, and child welfare services. OPRE's research in the area of child and family development focuses on young…
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Environment, Early Childhood Education, Child Welfare
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Moore, Rita; Gilliard, Jennifer L. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
Four early childhood preservice teachers interviewed and observed teachers and children in early learning centers on the Salish and Kootenai Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of preservice teachers versus those of the caregivers (in-service teachers) regarding the presence of family…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preschool Education, American Indian Culture, American Indians
Nebraska Department of Education, 2005
This resource provides information to assist early childhood teachers, caregivers, parents, family members and other adults in promoting the learning and development of young children. This voluntary guide has been developed to provide information about: (1) what children by the age of five can typically be expected to know and do; and (2) what…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Caregivers, Toddlers, Preschool Children
Paulsell, Diane; Mekos, Debra; Del Grosso, Patricia; Banghart, Patti; Nogales, Renee – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2006
Research shows that home visitation programs targeted at the developmental needs of children can foster their well-being. The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, funded by the Head Start Bureau in 2004, supports the quality of care that kith and kin caregivers provide to infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Caregivers, Pilot Projects, Family Programs
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Brownlee, Joanne; Berthelsen, Donna; Boulton-Lewis, Gillian – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2004
In the present study, the personal epistemological beliefs of group leaders in toddler child care programmes are investigated. Epistemological beliefs are beliefs about knowing and learning. It is considered that the quality of these beliefs is influenced by educational experiences. In this study, such beliefs are assumed to be mediating factors…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Constructivism (Learning), Caregivers, Toddlers