The association between the occupational stress of early childhood teachers and their beliefs and practices concerning the assessment of young children
Brewer, Denise M., 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
A survey-based examination of the relations among preschool teachers' occupational stress and their beliefs and practices in terms of assessment of young children
Reports & Papers
Caregiver training and classroom quality in child care centers
Burchinal, Margaret, 2002
Applied Developmental Science, 6(1), 2-11
A study of the association between classroom quality and both formal education and informal training of caregivers, based on data from 533 child care center classrooms in four states
Reports & Papers
Characteristics and quality of child care for toddlers and preschoolers
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2000
Applied Developmental Science, 4(3), 116-135
An investigation of the relationship between structural and caregiver characteristics and child care quality, based on a data from the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Child Development, 72(5), 1478-1500
A study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Child care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 208-223). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged version of an analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1999
Developmental Psychology, 35(6), 1399-1413
An analysis of the effects of child care on maternal sensitivity and child engagement during the first three years of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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The childcare environment and children's physical activity
Bower, Julie K., January 2008
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34(1)
A study of the relationship between child care environment and children's physical activities from direct observations in 20 child care centers over 2 days
Reports & Papers
Child care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on young children's development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
Psychological Science, 13(3), 199-206
A study exploring whether process measures of child care quality mediate the relationship between structural features of child care quality and child outcomes, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on young children's development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 364-375). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged reprint of a study exploring whether process measures of child care quality mediate the relationship between structural features of child care quality and child outcomes, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Children's experiences in center-based child care as a function of teacher background and adult:child ratio
Howes, Carollee, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 404-425
An examination of child care quality in relation to adult: child ratio and teacher education, using the Cost, Quality and Outcome (CQO) and Florida Quality Improvement study datasets
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Chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and child functioning at 36 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1999
Developmental Psychology, 35(5), 1297-1310
An examination of maternal symptoms of depression over the first 3 years of children’s lives in relation to mother-child interactions and children’s development at 36 months
Reports & Papers
Can instructional and emotional support in the first-grade classroom make a difference for children at risk of school failure?
Hamre, Bridget, 2005
Child Development, 76(5), 949-967
An examination of ways children’s risk of school failure may be reduced by support from teachers, based on a national study of 910 children, ages 5-6, identified as at risk on the basis of demographic characteristics and their kindergarten teachers’ observations of behavioral, attention, academic, and/or social difficulties
Reports & Papers
Classroom emotional support predicts differences in preschool children's cortisol and alpha-amylase levels
Hatfield, Bridget E., Q2 2013
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(2), 347-356
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
Reports & Papers
The contribution of classroom setting and quality of instruction to children's behavior in kindergarten classrooms
Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E., 2005
Elementary School Journal, 105(4), 377-394
An observational study that used participants from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine the relation between kindergarten classroom processes and children's behavior
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Diversity, child care quality, and developmental outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret, 2003
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(4), 401-426
A study investigating the relationship between children's ethnicities and the validity of standardized child care quality measures, using data from the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study and the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
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Early behavioral attributes and teachers' sensitivity as predictors of competent behavior in the kindergarten classroom
Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E., November-December 2002
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 23(4), 451-470
An examination of the relations among kindergarten children's social boldness and wariness and their behaviors in the classroom as well as the relationship between kindergarten teachers' sensitivity and children's behavior
Reports & Papers
Executive functioning at 54 months: Is it predicted by varying levels of quality child care at 6, 24, and 36 months
Foster, Rachel E., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
An investigation into the influence of child care quality and caregiver characteristics on children’s attention span and impulse control, based on a subsample of 174 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Friendship formation in inclusive early childhood classrooms: What is the teacher's role?
Buysse, Virginia, 2003
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(4), 485-501
An examination of strategies used by teachers to promote children's friendships in inclusive preschool settings
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The influences of dimensions of teacher and mother responsiveness on children's social outcomes at 24 and 36 months: A comparison of dyadic and group environments
Cranor, Angela, 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
A study designed to examine specific dimensions of teacher and mother responsiveness that are strongly associated with social outcomes for 399 toddlers at 24 and 462 children 36 months of age within a either family or center based childcare setting
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The interaction of child care and family risk in relation to child development at 24 and 36 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
Applied Developmental Science, 6(3), 144-156
A longitudinal study of the interaction between family risk factors and child care characteristics to determine their effect on behavior problems, prosocial behavior and language skills
Reports & Papers
Measurement of quality in preschool child care classrooms
Cassidy, Deborah J., 2003
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
A study measuring process quality in 1313 preschool classrooms in child care programs across North Carolina
Reports & Papers
Measuring the quality of teacher-child interactions in toddler child care
Thomason, Amy, March 2009
Early Education and Development, 20(2), 285-304
A validation study of an adaptation of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), based on data collected on the teacher-child interactions of 46 toddler teachers in 30 child care center classrooms within one North Carolina county
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Social-emotional classroom climate in child care, child-teacher relationships and children's second grade peer relations
Howes, Carollee, 2000
Social Development, 9(2), 191-203
A longitudinal study of the influence of preschool socio-emotional climate and early individual child-teacher relationships and behavior problems in predicting second grade social competence with peers
Reports & Papers
Structural predictors of child care quality in child care homes
Burchinal, Margaret, 2002
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(1), 87-105
An article examining whether structural features of family child care predict quality better than other features
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The study of children in family child care and relative care: Highlights of findings
Galinsky, Ellen, 1994
New York, NY: Families and Work Institute.
A presentation of findings from a study on parents' definition of quality in informal child care settings, and an examination of how those measure identified impact quality, based on a sample of 820 mothers, 225 children, and 226 child care providers from San Fernando/Los Angeles, California, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and Charlotte North Carolina
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