Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States
A comparison of young children's physical activity and sedentary behavior during indoor and outdoor time for both boys and girls in Swedish and United States settings, based on data from 50 children with an average age of 52 months, at two sites in Malmo, Sweden and two sites in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Classroom emotional support predicts differences in preschool children's cortisol and alpha-amylase levels
A study of the relationship between classroom process quality and children's levels of both cortisol and alpha-amylase, based on data from 63 children in 14 early care and education classrooms
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Commitment to classroom model philosophy and burnout symptoms among high fidelity teachers implementing preschool programs for children with autism spectrum disorders
An examination of both shared and differing levels of commitment to the philosophical tenets underlying both the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACH) and the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) classroom-based approaches among three groups of teachers implementing the programs with a high level of fidelity of implementation, based on data from 53 early care and education teachers North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, and Minnesota working in special education classroom environments
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Ecological features of preschools and the social engagement of children with autism
A study of the peer engagement of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in classroom activity areas, by type of engagement, and by group arrangement, as well as a comparison of the likelihood of their peer engagement during child-initiated or adult-initiated activities, based on data from 68 preschoolers with ASD in 24 classrooms across North Carolina, Colorado, and Florida, at the beginning of the school year
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Pre-kindergarten Program: Year 8 report (July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009): A look across time at children's outcomes and classroom quality from pre-k through kindergarten
Longitudinal findings from the eighth year of an evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Pre-kindergarten Program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at risk 4-year-olds, that examine More at Four program characteristics, compare the quality of More at Four and kindergarten classrooms, and track participants' development from prekindergarten through kindergarten, based on monthly service reports, observations of More at Four and kindergarten classrooms, teacher surveys, and child assessments
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Home literacy exposure and early language and literacy skills in children who struggle with behavior and attention problems
A study of the relationships of the behavior and attention problems and of the early home literacy environment, as well as of the interaction between the two, to the language and literacy skills of 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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Nutrition policies at child-care centers and impact on role modeling of healthy eating behaviors of caregivers
A study of the associations between the presence or absence of child care center policies about staff eating practices and their eating behaviors during mealtime interactions with children, based on data from 50 child care centers in North Carolina, the center directors, and 112 center staff
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Oral health activities of Early Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs
A description of parent- and child-oriented oral health activities of North Carolina's Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs and a comparison of those activities to Early Head Start (EHS) programs, based on data from teachers and family services staff of both MSHS and EHS programs
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Racial disparities in preschool special education eligibility for five southern states
An examination of the proportion of 3- through 5-year-olds with disabilities from ethnically diverse backgrounds across five states, of that proportion by special education eligibility category, and of the relationship between state of residence and both the ethnicity of the child and the proportion of 3- through 5-year-olds with disabilities within specific special education eligibility categories, based on data from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
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School readiness: A multifaceted, developmental approach
A study of patterns of children's school readiness, the relationship of children's early child care experiences to their school readiness and success, the relationship of children's school readiness to their school success, and the role of family risk factors in children's school readiness, based on analysis of data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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Timing of high-quality child care and cognitive, language, and preacademic development
A study of the relationship between exposure to different combinations of high- versus low-quality child care during two developmental periods--infant-toddlerhood and preschool, and children's cognitive, language, and preacademic development, based on data from 1,364 young children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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