Aiming away: New Zealand child care supervisors' responses (2001-2002)
A study of child care supervisors’ perceptions of the purposes of their child care services, such as nurturing children, helping children learn, working with parents and community, and cultural advocacy, and their rankings of the importance of a list of stated purposes, based on the questionnaire responses of 78 New Zealand child care supervisors
Reports & Papers
Apples, giraffes, and Martin Luther King: Curriculum policy in a kindergarten classroom
An observational study of how a kindergarten teacher combined her knowledge and beliefs about early education with four state, local, and national curriculum initiatives, including No Child Left Behind and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's accreditation standards
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The association between the occupational stress of early childhood teachers and their beliefs and practices concerning the assessment of young children
A survey-based examination of the relations among preschool teachers' occupational stress and their beliefs and practices in terms of assessment of young children
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Benefits rewards & support: Incentives to build quality & reduce turnover in the Iowa child care workforce
An examination of strategies to reduce turnover and increase retention in the child care workforce in Iowa, including increased professional development opportunities, wages, and benefits
Other
Benefits rewards & support: Incentives to build quality & reduce turnover in the Iowa child care workforce [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of strategies to reduce turnover and increase retention in the child care workforce in Iowa, including increased professional development opportunities, wages, and benefits
Executive Summary
Capturing promising practices
A presentation of strategies for the recruitment and retention of youth workers, including those working in out-of-school time programs, based on interviews with 20 leaders of primarily community-based programs
Reports & Papers
Capturing promising practices in recruitment and retention of frontline youth workers
A presentation of strategies to promote the successful recruitment and retention of youth services workers
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The child care crisis: Why the United States government should overhaul the current system and how increasing the wages and professionalism of child care workers benefits all Americans
A discussion of systemic problems in child care industry, and the socio-economic causes and consequences of these flaws
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Employment developments in childcare services for school-age children: Cyprus
An overview of developments and trends in the quality of and employment opportunities in the out-of-school time child care services sector in Cyprus, based on a research review, stakeholder interviews, and examples of best practices from current child care initiatives
Reports & Papers
Final report for the "Investing in Early Educators" Stipend Program
An evaluation of the California "Investing in Early Educators" Stipend Program, a retention initiative that awards stipends linked to the education of qualified child care and early education workers, based on a survey comparing the retention and career advancement of program participants and nonparticipants
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Final report for the "Investing in Early Educators" Stipend Program [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of the California "Investing in Early Educators" Stipend Program, a retention initiative that awards stipends linked to the education of qualified child care and early education workers, based on a survey comparing the retention and career advancement of program participants and nonparticipants
Executive Summary
Generative concern: Its relationship to job satisfaction and intention to remain among the child care workforce
An examination of the reasons why child care providers remain at and/or enjoy satisfaction in their jobs, with discussion of the well-documented, often-studied and persistent problem of high turnover rates among providers generally in the child care industry
Reports & Papers
The Illinois early childhood teacher reserve pool study
A study of the current supply of qualified early childhood teachers in Illinois who are currently not working in public schools, based on a survey questionnaire
Reports & Papers
The Illinois early childhood teacher reserve pool study [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the current supply of qualified early childhood teachers in Illinois who are currently not working in public schools, based on a survey questionnaire
Executive Summary
The inclusion of children with a disability in child care: The influence of experience, training and attitudes of childcare staff
A survey-based study of Australian child care center directors and staff to determine the effects of training and experience on their attitudes towards working with children with special needs
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The new face of early care and education: Who are we?: Where are we going?
A discussion of the role of early childhood educators and caregivers in the future direction of the field of early childhood education and care, with a focus on teacher credentials, characteristics, and professional ethics
Other
Pipelines and pools: Meeting the demand for early childhood teachers in Illinois
An examination of whether the current and future supply of qualified early childhood teachers in Illinois can meet the expected increase in demand from expanding the state-funded preschool program, based on data from a state reporting system of higher education and on a survey of currently certified teachers who are not working in public schools
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Pipelines and pools: Meeting the demand for early childhood teachers in Illinois [Executive summary]
A summary of an inquiry into the ability of the current and future supply of qualified early childhood teachers in Illinois to meet the expected increase in demand from the expanding state-funded preschool program, based on data from a state reporting system of higher education and on a survey of currently certified teachers who are not working in public schools
Executive Summary
Ready for success in kindergarten: A comparative analysis of teacher, parent, and administrator beliefs in Hawaii
An examination of Hawaiian parents’, teachers’, and administrators' perceptions and beliefs pertaining to young children's school readiness, with a focus on factors influencing children’s school readiness and strategies for schools to support children’s academic success
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The regulatory environment in long day care: A 'double-edged sword' for early childhood professional practice
An examination of how Australian child care professionals working in long day care centers perceive government regulations and their feelings on how the regulations impact their practice
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The relationship between child care program administration, organizational climate, and global quality
A discussion of the dynamic relationship among leadership and management practices of child care program administrators, child care teachers’ perceptions of their work and workplace, and the quality of classroom teaching/learning interactions as experienced by children
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[Review of the book By a thread: How child care centers hold on to teachers, how teachers build lasting careers]
A review of a book on the experiences of child care workers and on the effects of job turnover on quality in preschools in northern California
Book Reviews
Tackling teacher turnover in child care: Understanding causes and consequences, identifying solutions
A discussion of contributing factors in high child care teacher turnover, its impact on children and other caregivers, and proposed solutions
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Towards a predictive model of quality in Canadian child care centers
A report of a large scale study of indicators of quality in Canadian child care centers as assessed by center observations combined with director and staff questionnaires reporting on regulatory, financial, and administrative information
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