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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"early care"”.
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Early care and education services utilization among Mexican immigrants in central Illinois
… than those of other racial/ethnic groups, and nearly one quarter (22%) of children under the age of five are Latinos (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006). Participation in Early Care and Education settings (ECEs) among immigrant children between the ages of three to five years old can greatly promote …
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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
… 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 area of the U.S. With an online survey, the study investigated relationships between the early care and education teachers' attitudes and …
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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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Latino American Children and School Readiness: The Role of Early Care Arrangements and Caregiver language
… interventions, such as high quality child care, to better prepare Latino children for their entry into kindergarten. Findings from several studies already suggest that high quality center-based child care arrangements may have positive impacts on Latino children's academic outcomes. Such …
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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
… by randomly assigning 111 infants to either an early education (n = 57) or control group (n = 54). This dissertation reports midlife outcomes at ages 39 – 45 for 42 individuals who received the early education treatment and 36 who were controls. This dissertation focuses on two primary …
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Gender Depiction in Preschool Books: A Comparison Between Early Care and Education Classrooms in the United States and Norway
… 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 books that are available to them. For over 40 years, children's literature in the United States has been studied and …
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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
… with Flavio Cunha), I study the child care workforce in Texas. The quality of the early environment children experience influences their human capital development. I investigate retention and compensation in the Early Care and Education workforce by merging datasets from three different …
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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
… 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 teacher preparation on kindergarten children's school …
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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
… 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 (CFOC). A data …
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Translation Of The Cdc Food Allergy Guidelines Using The Knowledge To Action Framework
… for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (CDC, 2013) provides schools with important guidance for this complicated task. The CDC developed a food allergy guidelines toolkit for schools to bring the contents of the guidelines to priority school audiences in …
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Making the Most of Program Evaluation Data: Understanding Human Services Professionals’ Well-Being Through Qualitative Secondary Analysis
… professionals from two fields: child welfare and early care and education (ECE). It explores these professionals’ well-being, as well as the methodological issues of how well-being has been addressed in workforce studies and the successes and challenges of conducting QSA. Analytical techniques …
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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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Improving best practice guidelines for Xylazine-related wounds : a DNP project
… a lack of awareness and guidelines among healthcare providers. Purpose: This project aims to develop and implement best practice guidelines for the identification, prevention, and treatment of xylazine-related wounds in SUD patients, particularly those accessing care through mobile health …
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Towards a more comprehensive understanding of adults’ responses to infant cues adopting a multi-method and non-heteronormative approach
… variations associated with it is an important early step in comprehending how caregiving practices arise. By adopting a multi-method approach, the present work aimed to enrich the knowledge on adults’ cognitive and electrophysiological responses to infant cues, by focusing on the role of the …
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