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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Early care and education"”.
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Early care and education services utilization among Mexican immigrants in central Illinois
… half (65%) of the Latinos in the United States, and Latinos are the largest racial/ethnic minority group (U.S. Bureau, 2011a). Over the last decade, the number of Latino children has increased faster than those of other racial/ethnic groups, and nearly one quarter (22%) of children under the age …
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Filling the gap: Understanding complementary feeding practices in early care and education settings
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Teaching Young Children Science: Early Care and Education Teachers' Attitudes, Beliefs, and Classroom Practices
… many teachers may not have favorable attitudes and beliefs towards teachings science, which may reflect on their science-related classroom practices. The current study consisted of early care and education teachers (N = 110) of children aged 2- to 5 years old from a northwestern metropolitan …
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Early care and education teachers' nutrition and healthful feeding practices: Implications for professional development
… associated with obesity in adulthood. The early childhood years is a prime period to target obesity prevention efforts. During this time children learn about food, establish healthful eating behaviors, and develop food preferences that continue into adulthood. As a result, there is a …
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A Descriptive-Comparative Study of Professional Development and Observed Quality in Early Care and Education Programs
<p>With over 12 million children enrolled in early care and education programming across the U.S., families with children under the age of 5 years old are dependent on these programs. Although highly important, little regulation exists regarding qualifications necessary for individuals to work in …
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The Association between Early Care and Education and Midlife Outcomes: The Abecedarian 5th Decade Follow-up
… The Abecedarian Project, a prospective randomized control trial (RCT), began in 1972 with the primary goal of preventing cognitive impairments and school failure in children born into impoverished families with multiple risk factors by randomly assigning 111 infants to either an early …
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Gender Depiction in Preschool Books: A Comparison Between Early Care and Education Classrooms in the United States and Norway
… children's perceptions around gender identity and development can be influenced by their experiences. With many children spending a portion of their day in child care, the environmental factors of these programs are important. One aspect of the environment can impact preschool children is the …
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Optimizing early care and education services in a rural county: collaborations between state preschool programs and community based programs
Collaborations between public early care and education programs and private childcare centers offer families of young children high quality education and comprehensive services in addition to full-day, full year care. This case study examined early care and education collaborations in a rural …
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Essays in Economics of Education
… of two chapters on topics in economics of education. In the first chapter, I study how parents perceive the uncertainty of the returns to investment of the child development process and how this uncertainty impacts their actual investment in children. To do so, I develop an elicitation …
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Food Allergy Risk Mitigation in Texas Independent School Districts
… school children attending federal, state, early care and education programs are affected by food allergies. Allergic reactions can be life threatening, with resultant far reaching impact on not only the children but also their families and the educational programs they attend. Data provided …
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Influences of School, Classroom, and Teacher Characteristics on Children's School Readiness
… school readiness of children, including child and family characteristics, neighborhood residence, and early care and education experiences. Early skills are the foundation for later school and life success. The current study examines the influence of school composition, classroom quality, and …
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Family Preferences for Childcare in Central Kentucky
<p>Early childhood professionals have established a set list of characteristics that denote a high quality early care and education environment for children under the age of kindergarten, but these may not be the same characteristics that parents consider in the decision-making process. The …
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Medication Administration In Child Care: A Comparison Of State Child Care Center Regulations With National Health And Safety Standards
… of this thesis was to review the 50 state and D.C. child care center regulations (N=51) and compare with medication administration standards in Caring for Our Children (CFOC)- National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 3rd edition …
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Translation Of The Cdc Food Allergy Guidelines Using The Knowledge To Action Framework
… a critical strategy for ensuring the health and safety of students. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (CDC, 2013) provides schools with important guidance for this …
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Making the Most of Program Evaluation Data: Understanding Human Services Professionals’ Well-Being Through Qualitative Secondary Analysis
… researchers to explore new research questions and ensure that participants’ voices are heard to the greatest extent possible, without the burdens of additional data collection. However, this approach is rarely used outside of the health sciences, and little guidance exists in the literature …
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<b>Black and Latina Family Child Care Educators' </b><b>Community-Centered Care</b><b>: Cultivating Healthy Development and Family Well-Being</b>
<p dir="ltr">The economic ramifications of child care in the United States are considerable, with an estimated valuation of $99.3 billion (Care Aware of America and the Buffett & Early Childhood Institute, 2025). This sector is pivotal, facilitating the creation of over 2 million jobs nationwide, …
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Understanding child care decision-making for families who have young children with disabilities: an explanatory mixed methods study
… with disabilities have constrained child care options and often report difficulty in finding child care. However, little is understood about their child care decision-making process, and research has yet to explore how navigations between families’ child care needs and the early childhood …
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Sustaining family child care providers' psychosocial wellness
… the psychosocial wellness of Family Child Care Providers (FCCPs) using a mixed methods approach.The two main goals of this study were to explore psychosocial influences upon FCC workforce participation and psychosocial influences upon professional development participation. Using an …
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Beliefs about Toddler and Care: A New Measure for Infant Toddler Teachers
… however some of the settings in which infants and toddlers are learning and developing (i.e., child care) have been found to be of despairingly low to mediocre quality, with teacher qualifications also being minimal (Burchinal, Roberts, Nabors, & Bryant, 1996; Howes, Whitebook, & Phillips, …
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Child Care Center Directors' Perceptions of Continuity of Care: A Qualitative Investigation
<p>Continuity of care, keeping a primary caregiver and children together throughout the first three years of the infant/toddler period or for the time that the child is enrolled in child care, is assumed to influence infant and toddler development positively. However, strong empirical support is …
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