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Appendix I: Literature review: Literature review of the participation of disadvantaged children and families in ECEC services in Europe
Lazzari, Arianna, 29 October, 2012
Brussels, Belgium: European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture.

A review of research in European Union member states on barriers to and promising practices regarding disadvantaged children's and families' access to early childhood education and care (ECEC) and on the relationship of ECEC participation to children's cognitive and socioemotional outcomes

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Assessment tools of energy balance-related behaviours used in European obesity prevention strategies: Review of studies during preschool
Mouratidou, T., March, 2012
Obesity Reviews, 13(s1), 42-55

A review of studies that utilize assessment tools to measure food intake, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in obesity intervention strategies targeting mainly preschool children across Europe

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Examining the use of language and literacy assessments with young dual language learners: Final report
Bandel, Eileen, 28 June, 2012
(Research Report Series Report No. 1). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A review of the procedures used to assess the language and literacy development of young dual language learners, and an examination of the reliability and validity of the assessments, based on 79 studies from Canada and the United States

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The impact of daycare programmes on child health, nutrition, and development in developing countries: A systematic review
Leroy, Jef L., September, 2012
Journal of Development Effectiveness, 4(3), 472-496

A philosophical discussion of professionalism in early care and education in England and a proposition that practitioners base their professionalism upon a political ethic of care which challenges the privatization and domestication of care and places it at the heart of thinking about society in terms of the cause of community and social justice

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Promoting holistic learning and development in early years: An analysis of quality in early childhood care and education (ECCE) from the Asia-Pacific region
Profeta, Michela, October, 2012
Singapore: Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood.

An examination of definitions and elements of quality in early childhood care and education in Asia and the Pacific region, based on a review of 54 research and policy documents

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Promoting physical activity in preschoolers to prevent obesity: A review of the literature
Hodges, Eric A., January/February 2013
Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28(1), 3-19

A review of the literature of clinical recommendations for adequate physical activity among 2- through 5-year-old children and an identification of common factors associated with physical activity levels among preschoolers, based on a review of 14 articles published from June 2004 to December 2010 from the United States or Canada

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Social support in single parents' transition from welfare to work: Analysis of qualitative findings
Cook, Kay, October, 2012
International Journal of Social Welfare, 21(4), 338-350

A synthesis of 16 research studies on the costs and benefits of social support as they relate to both survival and social mobility for low income women engaged in welfare to work transition

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