Absence from childcare for respiratory illness
A population-based study examining Australian children's absences from two types of child care (center based and family child care homes) due to respiratory illness and an investigation into factors related to the absences
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Attention in the preschool classroom: The relationships among child gender, child misbehavior, and types of teacher attention
A journal article on the relationship of types of teacher attention to students to child gender and misbehavior
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California report card: Focus on children in immigrant families
A report on California's immigrant children and families exploring family characteristics, employment rates, child care arrangements, and parents' backgrounds
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The capacity of early care and education programs to serve children with special needs: A status report for Sacramento County
A study of existing child care services available for children with disabilities and barriers to increasing supply, based on parent surveys and focus groups, provider surveys and focus groups, key stakeholder interviews, and administrative data
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Child care and children with special needs: Challenges for low income families: Parents' voices
A qualitative examination of the experiences of a sample of Maine parents and guardians of children with special needs in accessing child care and early intervention services
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The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States
A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families
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Childcare patterns and issues for families of preschool children with disabilities
An examination of child care issues faced by families with special needs children, utilizing data generated by the Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs
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Child care quality for children with disabilities
A summary of findings from a study on the quality of care in child care programs serving children with special needs in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Collaborative teaming to support preschoolers with severe disabilities who are placed in general education early childhood programs
An examination of the impact of a general education/special education collaborative effort on the engagement skills, development, and academic achievements of young children placed in general early childhood programs
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The costs and benefits of earlier identification and effective intervention
A discussion of the background, goals and data requirements of a potential
cost-benefit analysis of early detection and intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorders or at risk of low educational attainment
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The costs and benefits of earlier identification and effective intervention: Final report
A cost-benefit analysis of early detection and intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorders or at risk of low educational attainment
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The costs and benefits of earlier identification and effective intervention: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of an analysis of the costs and benefits of earlier identification and more effective intervention for children with various special educational needs
Executive Summary
Cross-language transfer of phonological awareness in low-income Spanish and English bilingual preschool children
An examination of the pattern of phonological awareness development in preschool children from Spanish-speaking homes and an investigation of the extent to which phonological awareness development in one language is transferred to a second language and how it affects emergent literacy
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Demographic change and the life circumstances of immigrant families
A discussion of the growing necessity of programs and policies that address the heath and educational needs of a rapidly increasing population of children in immigrant families in the United States
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Early childhood interventions in culturally diverse societies: Three metaphors in the making
A discussion of changes to early childhood interventions and policies related to the integration of children of immigrants in Israeli society, and a discussion of their reflection of a societal paradigm shift from a melting pot culture to a diverse pluralistic culture
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Early Head Start: Identifying and serving children with disabilities
A longitudinal study of the number of Early Head Start children with developmental delays examined characteristics of low income families who received supportive services as compared to families who did not
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Effects of a two-way bilingual program on the literacy development of students in kindergarten and first grade
A study investigating the effects of a two-way bilingual program on the literacy development of kindergarten children and first grade children who were English language learners (ELLs), former ELLs, and native English speakers
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Experiences and perceptions of EHS staff with the IFSP process: Implications for practice and policy
An examination of Early Head Start (EHS) staff perspectives regarding the development of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP) for children with special needs
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An experimental evaluation of Positive Behavior Support in a community preschool program
A case study documenting the use of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) interventions to address problem behaviors in two special needs children at a community-based preschool
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Federal policy for immigrant children: Room for common ground?
A debate over ways in which to improve the well-being of children in immigrant families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The health and well-being of young children of immigrants
A study focusing on the health and well-being of young children under 6 in immigrant families, those with at least one parent born outside the United States
Reports & Papers
Highlights from Inclusion: The next generation in child care in Canada
A summary of two studies from Canada, the first on the influence of child care center directors on staff attitudes toward the inclusion of children with special needs, based on questionnaires from center directors and their staff, and the second on the relationship between overall child care center quality and inclusion quality and on factors that contribute to high inclusion quality, based on observations of child care centers
Executive Summary
Hugs and smiles: Demonstrating caring in a multicultural early childhood classroom
An investigation into pre-service teachers' beliefs and strategies in terms of expressing caring to English Language Learners in early childhood classrooms, examining if their methods would address deep cultural differences
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The identification of preliteracy skills in Hispanic Head Start children
A study of the relationship between language proficiency and phonological sensitivity in English and Spanish in a sample of 100 four and five year old Hispanic children attending Head Start
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Inclusion and exclusion in the early years: Conversations with European educators
A cross-national, survey-based study of early childhood educators from Denmark, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom to examine their thoughts on working with children with special needs, including their personal/professional experiences, professional development, inclusion and exclusion, and roles of parents
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