2006 childcare and early years providers surveys
A summary of a comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with transition classes for four- and five-year-old children but not preschool classes, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Children's centres
A study of characteristics of Sure Start children's centers, which provide integrated child development services including child care, in the United Kingdom, including centers' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of center managers
Reports & Papers
2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Nursery schools
A study of characteristics of preschools in the United Kingdom, including characteristics of children served and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of preschool principals
Reports & Papers
2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Overview report
A comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with transition classes for four- and five-year-old children but not preschool classes, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom
Reports & Papers
2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Primary schools with nursery and reception classes
A study of characteristics of primary schools in the United Kingdom offering reception classes, education for four- and five-year-old children transitioning to primary school, and preschool classes, including characteristics of children served by these classes and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training
Reports & Papers
2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Primary schools with reception but no nursery classes
A study of characteristics of primary schools in the United Kingdom offering reception classes, education for four- and five-year-old children transitioning to primary school, but not preschool classes, including characteristics of children in reception classes and reception class staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training
Reports & Papers
2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Sessional providers
A study of characteristics of organizations providing part-time child care in the United Kingdom, including organizations' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of managers of provider organizations
Reports & Papers
The ABC of child care politics
A study of the growth of private and for-profit child care services, the adequacy of regulations and standards, the cost of care, and the implications for both politics and public policy, with an argument for a more robust approach to regulation and quality control due to the emergence of ABC Learning as the dominant corporate provider of child care services in Australia
Other
Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Progress, promising practices, and needs
A compendium of information on the speech and language development of aboriginal children under six years old living in Canada, and a proposal for a national strategy to support the language and literacy development of these children
Reports & Papers
Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Progress, promising practices, and needs [Executive summary]
A summary of a compendium of information on the speech and language development of aboriginal children under six years old living in Canada, and a proposal for a national strategy to support the language and literacy development of these children
Executive Summary
Acoustic analysis of lexical tone in Mandarin infant-directed speech
A comparison between the acoustics and inflection of language of Mandarin-Chinese mothers when speaking to their 10-12 month-old infants and when speaking to adults, based on vocal recordings of 16 mothers
Reports & Papers
Acquisition of hearing, listening and speech skills by and during key stage 1
An examination of the relationship between effective classroom teaching and factors that may affect listening and speech skills in children between the ages of 5 and 7, including classroom acoustic environments, reduced hearing sensitivity, and underdeveloped listening skills
Other
Analyzing the cognitive teaching styles of preservice and cooperating preschool teachers in Turkey
A descriptive investigation of the relationship between the cognitive styles and instructional preferences of Turkish preschool student-teachers and their practicing preschool teacher mentors
Reports & Papers
Assessing the role of book reading practices in Indian bilingual children's English language and literacy development
An examination of the impact of Indian bilingual parents’ book reading practices on the development of their children’s English oral language, narrative, and literacy skills, testing the skills of 24 bilingual children from two preschools in Bangalore, India
Reports & Papers
Assignments as a pedagogical tool in learning to teach science: A case study
An interpretive study of teacher effectiveness in discovering children’s prior knowledge in the field of science
Reports & Papers
Babies and young children in nurseries: Using psychoanalytic ideas to explore tasks and interactions
An application of theories from psychoanalysis in a conceptual framework for emotional interactions in the nursery based on data from a study of 6 nurseries
Reports & Papers
The best of all worlds: A community vision for early learning and child care in Canada
A summary of a discussion of a child care and early education pedagogy framework to help develop and guide a coordinated national child care and early education policy in Canada
Executive Summary
Beyond anti-bias education: Changing conceptions of diversity and equity in European early childhood education
An examination of changing perceptions of diversity and equity using a historical analysis of Belgian child care policies
Reports & Papers
The Birth to School Study: Evidence on the effectiveness of PEEP, an early intervention for children at risk of educational under-achievement
Findings from the Birth to School Study (BTSS), a longitudinal evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP), a family-focused program aimed at promoting early literacy, numeracy, and self esteem in the United Kingdom
Reports & Papers
A bold vision: Documenting the pivotal role of schools in early child development
An overview of preschool, child care, parent mentorship, parent-child, and integrated services program initiatives in 27 school districts in British Columbia, Canada
Other
Bringing politics into the nursery: Early childhood education as a democratic practice
An application of the ideal of democracy to early childhood education
Other
Bringing politics into the nursery: Early childhood education as a democratic practice
An exploration of early childhood institutions as places for possible democratic political practice as well as a discussion of issues related to democracy in early education
Other
Building better communities for children: Community implementation and evaluation of the Australian Early Development Index
An overview of the implementation of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)
Reports & Papers
Career Promotions and Recruitment Strategy project: Executive summary
A summary of research to identify target audiences, develop a viable message, and create an action plan to increase recruitment and retention in the child care and early education workforce in Canada
Executive Summary
Child care and economic development: Markets, households and public policy
An overview of the articles in the special issue of the International Journal of Economic Development, examining the link between child care subsidies and economic development and the role of child care in the economies of the United States and Canada, and an overview of the child care market in New York State
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