ABCs of early mathematics experiences
A discussion of how concepts in mathematics can be introduced through life experiences in preschool classrooms and at home, such as in activities involving nature, money, playing, bathing, and cooking
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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety and family life
A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety
Other
Approaches for promoting early literacy
An overview of approaches to early literacy instruction and parental involvement in the literacy initiatives of center-based and home-based child care centers, based on data from 10 case studies on participating programs in the First 5 School Readiness Initiative in California
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Book reading interactions between African American and Puerto Rican Head Start children and their mothers
An observational study examining and comparing the interaction styles between African American and Puerto Rican mothers and their Head Start children during shared book reading
Reports & Papers
Caregiver-mother partnership behavior and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions [Abridged]
A study of the relationship between mother-caregiver communication behavior and the quality of mother-child and caregiver-child interactions, based on a sample of 53 mothers and their 3-year-old children
Reports & Papers
Care neglect, supervisory neglect, and harsh parenting in the development of children's aggression: A replication and extension
A study investigating the effects of poor supervision, parental neglect, and punitive parenting on the development of children's aggression
Reports & Papers
Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
A compilation of key results from the 15-year longitudinal Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Other
Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life [Abridged]
A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life
Reports & Papers
Chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and child functioning at 36 months [Abridged]
A study of the link between maternal depression and mother-child interaction as it relates to children’s functioning at 36 months, based on data from 89 percent of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care sample
Reports & Papers
Close encounters: Issues in pre-school parental involvement in Northern Ireland
An examination of parental involvement in Northern Ireland preschool settings, with a focus on parents’ and teachers’ reasons for involvement and perceived problems and advantages
Reports & Papers
Collaboration as a foundation for the project approach in family child care
A description of the implementation of a projects investigation approach to learning in a family child care setting, including issues of theory and practice related to collaboration among children and supporting collaboration with families
Reports & Papers
Connecticut's guidelines for the development of early learning for infants and toddlers: Draft
An informative guide for child care providers, parental and professional, describing infants' development stages from birth to three years of age and outlining a framework for developmentally appropriate activities
Other
Constructing a family literacy program: Challenges and successes
An experimental study using semi-structured parent interviews to construct an Australian family literacy program to improve low income preschool children's literacy
Reports & Papers
Creating paths to father involvement: Lessons from Early Head Start
An overview of lessons learned from the design, implementation, and operation of 21 programs intended to involve low-income fathers in intervention programs for young children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade [Abridged]
A study of early child care, with respect to child care quality, stability, and amount, in the first 3 years of life as predictors of qualities of mother-child interaction across children’s transition to school
Reports & Papers
Ecological influences of the home and the child-care center on preschool-age children's literacy development
A longitudinal study that examined the relationship between home literacy environments and the child care literacy environments and their interactions with preschool children's literacy and language development
Reports & Papers
Educating a community to educate their young
A description of the characteristics and operations of a preschool in a small rural community in central India, with an emphasis on sociocultural relevance and community participation in children’s education
Reports & Papers
The effects of Fast Start reading: A fluency-based home involvement reading program, on the reading achievement of beginning readers
A study of the impact of a parent-tutoring reading program on letter and word identification and reading fluency in 30 first grade students
Reports & Papers
The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security [Abridged]
A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life
Reports & Papers
The emotional quality of childcare centers in Israel: The Haifa Study of Early Childcare
An observational study examining associations between Israeli infant child care center environments, characteristics of child care workers and parent child relationships
Reports & Papers
Empirically-derived, person-oriented patterns of school readiness in typically-developing children: Description and prediction to first-grade achievement
A study using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care to examine the relation between young children's school readiness and variables including social skill, parent interactions, problem behavior, cognitive processes, and self regulation
Reports & Papers
Evaluating family involvement programs
A discussion of the importance of and impact of family involvement on child development
Other
An evaluation of Best Families, a parenting education intervention program for Head Start families: The effects on child-rearing style, affirming communication, and children's behavior
An evaluation of the effects of Best Families, a four-week, parenting intervention program for Head Start parents, on their parenting style, parent-child communication, and parent- and teacher-reported children's behavior
Reports & Papers
Factors associated with fathers' caregiving activities and sensitivity with young children [Abridged]
An abridged reprint of a study reporting analyses of whether father, child and mother sociodemographic characteristics and maternal employment predict father's participation in caregiving activities and the sensitivity of fathers interactions with children, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Family involvement & support: Essential components for effective early childhood care and education programs
A set of recommendations to promote family involvement and support in child care and early education programs, based on reviews of the literature, interviews with stakeholders in Massachusetts, and the author's professional experiences and expertise
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