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Act up, calm down: Mental health consultants for preschools surprise with their success
Waldman, Hillary, 18 June, 2007
Hartford Courant,

An overview of Connecticut’s Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, a measurement of the effect of the child- and classroom-management advice of mental health professionals on the number of classroom behavior problems, and the quality of teacher-child interaction, and teacher beliefs, practices, and job satisfaction

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Child care Quality Rating and Improvement System: Considerations for development in Washington State
Washington (State). Department of Early Learning, September 2007
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Early Learning.

A discussion of the development of the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) and the influence of licensing regulations on child care program quality in Washington state, with a focus on process quality, teacher compensation and teacher qualifications

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Child-centred education: Reviving the creative tradition
Doddington, Christine, 2007
London: Sage

An exploration of the historical and philosophical roots of child centered education, and a discussion of the debate between child and adult centered education policies and practices in both the early years and in the years of formal schooling in England

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Conceptions of art in Hong Kong preschool children
Wong, Kit-mei Betty, December 2007
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(4), 31-36

A qualitative study of children’s experiences of art, based on themes emerging from individual and group interviews with 27 children aged 5 and 6 at a Hong Kong preschool

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A culture of tenderness: Teachers' socialization practices in group care settings
Brennan, Margaret, March 2007
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 15(1), 137-146

An observational study of the techniques teachers use to help children participate in group culture, based on observations at mealtimes at a community-based child care center

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Enhancing early years science
Smyth, Jennifer, 2007
Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom: Trentham Books

An overview of theories and approaches to the instruction science in the early years in ways that capture and use children’s natural curiosity

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Increasing the literacy behaviors of preschool children through environmental modification and teacher mediation
Wayne, Angela, Fall 2007
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 22(1), 5-16

A study of the increases in the frequency of literacy behaviors observed after the careful placement of literacy-related props in classrooms and the training of teachers to encourage literacy-related behavior, based on observations of nine urban African-American young children from low-income families

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Infants' interactions with professional caregivers at 3 and 6 months of age: A longitudinal study
Albers, Esther M., December 2007
Infant Behavior & Development, 30(4), 631-640

A study of the sensitivity and cooperation exhibited by child care workers, and a study of the relationship between infant negative emotionality and the quality of caregiver interaction, based on recordings of interactions between caregivers and 64 infants at 3 months and 6 months of age

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"[I] play a lot": Children's perceptions of child care
Ceglowski, Deborah A., Winter 2007
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 22(2), 173-188

A qualitative study of children’s memories of experiences in child care, based on interviews with 94 children

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Literacy in early intervention for children with visual impairments: Insights from individual cases
Erickson, Karen A., February 2007
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 101(2), 80-95

A qualitative study of the practices of 2 experienced interventionists while providing family-centered emergent literacy support services to 2 blind or visually impaired infants and toddlers

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Reliability and validity of a nutrition and physical activity environmental self-assessment for child care
Benjamin, Sara E., July 2007
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4(29)

A validity study of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a measure of child care nutrition and physical activity environments from the self assessments of 59 child care center directors and 109 staff

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Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership: 2006-07 tenth annual report
Gramiak, Walt, October 2007
(Technical Report and Works in Progress Series: Number T07-005). Rochester, NY: Children's Institute.

Findings from the tenth year of an assessment of the quality, parental satisfaction, and the outcomes of children in early childhood programs in Rochester, New York, based on parent surveys observations of children and their classrooms

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Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership: 2006-07 tenth annual report [Executive summary]
Gramiak, Walt, October 2007
(Technical Report and Works in Progress Series: Number T07-005). Rochester, NY: Children's Institute.

A summary of findings from the tenth year of an assessment of the quality, parental satisfaction, and the outcomes of children in early childhood programs in Rochester, New York, based on parent surveys observations of children and their classrooms

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The role and practice of interpersonal relationships in European early education settings: Sites for enhancing social inclusion, personal growth and learning?
Kutnick, Peter, September 2007
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 15(3), 379-406

An investigation of the functions of peer interactions and teacher-child relationships in early childhood settings, based on observations of 392 preschoolers and 144 teachers in 2 educational settings in each of 6 countries of the European Union

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Teachers’ perceptions of their relationships with children who speak English as an additional language in early childhood settings
Fumoto, Hiroko, 2007
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 5(2), 135-153

A study of teacher perceptions of their relationships with the English language learners in their classes over the course of the school year, based on data collected from 10 early childhood professionals employed at child care centers

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The timing and quality of early experiences combine to shape brain architecture
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, December 2007
(Working Paper No. 5). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Center on the Developing Child.

An exploration of the role of quality environments and experiences in children’s brain development, and a discussion of the implications of the relationship on policy and programs

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Two-year-old children as co-constructors of culture
Rutanen, Niina, March 2007
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 15(1), 59-69

A qualitative study of the construction of culture and counter-culture by adults and children over a period of 7 months at an infant-and-toddler child care center in Finland

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