1 to 3-year-old children in day care centres in Finland: An overview of eight doctoral dissertations
Hannikainen, Maritta, November 2010
International Journal of Early Childhood, 42(2), 101-115
A comparative summary of 8 Finnish doctoral dissertations, published from 1994 through 2009, on center-based care for infants and toddlers
Literature Review
Addressing social-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.
A policy report addressing several issues associated with infant mental health (IMH), including organization; delivery of services; and funding and training opportunities
Reports & Papers
Addressing socio-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems: Executive summary
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.
A study of the necessity to focus child care and early education efforts on infant mental health and development, with policy recommendations and strategies for implementation, the meaning of infant mental health, and the development of systems for delivering infant mental health services
Executive Summary
Allegiances or attachments: Relationships among infants and their daycare teachers
Farran, Dale, 1984
In R. Ainslie (Ed.), The child and the daycare setting: Qualitative variations and development (pp. 133-158). New York: Praeger Publishers
A study of infants’ social interactions and relationships with alternative caregivers in child care
Reports & Papers
Arkansas framework for infant and toddler care
Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care Work Group, 2002
Little Rock: Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.
A compilation of guidelines for educators, parents and the community to promote, establish and continue high quality child care for infants and children in Arkansas
Other
Babies and young children in nurseries: Using psychoanalytic ideas to explore tasks and interactions
Elfer, Peter, March 2007
Children & Society, 21(2), 111-122
A discussion of interactions in child care centers among parents, staff, and infants and toddlers, and a proposal for broadening the conceptual framework in terms of thinking about these emotional interactions
Reports & Papers
Babies, television and videos: How did we get here?
Wartella, Ellen, June 2010
Developmental Review, 30(2), 116-127
An overview of selected research on babies' use of television since the 1950s, the increase in screen media for babies, evidence of educational benefits of educational television for preschoolers, and parental beliefs about educational media
Other
Beliefs of infant and toddler teachers in a progressive childcare center: The impact of education and experience
Hammond, Michelle, May 2009
Unpublished Master's Thesis, University of Nevada, Reno
An examination of relationships between teachers' progressive beliefs and their formal work experience and education in a sample of 11 infant/toddler teachers employed at the Child and Family Research Center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus
Reports & Papers
Better beginnings: Developing home-based early learning systems in East Yakima and White Center
Hallgren, Kristin, April, 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
A summary of the development and implementation of home visiting program models in White City and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: Partnering with families for early learning home visit observations
Hallgren, Kristin, April, 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
A summary of a study of the content and quality of home visits conducted through Partnering with Families for Early Learning, a home visiting program developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A better start in life: The early childhood development program in the Philippines
Behrman, Jere R., 2004
Washington, DC: World Bank.
An overview of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Project and impact evaluation strategies in the Philippines, and an evaluation of the program’s influence on children’s health and development
Reports & Papers
A better start in life: The early childhood development program in the Philippines [Executive summary]
Behrman, Jere R., 2004
Washington, DC: World Bank.
A summary of an overview of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Project and impact evaluation strategies in the Philippines, and an evaluation of the program’s influence on children’s health and development
Executive Summary
Better strategies for babies: Strengthening the caregivers and families of infants and toddlers
Gilman, Elizabeth, February 2000
(Children and Welfare Reform Issue Brief No. 7). New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.
An overview of state and local efforts to provide assistance to low income parents, currently in or moving into the workforce, in the areas of infant and toddler child care, healthy parent child relationships, and economic security
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Birth history and health status of children entering early intervention
Spiker, Donna, August, 2004
(NEILS Data Report 5). SRI International.
A survey of the health of 3,338 disabled infants and toddlers entering early intervention programs in 1997 and 1998
Reports & Papers
Birth to three matters: Supporting the framework of effective practice
Abbott, Lesley, November 2005
Maidenhead, United Kingdom: Open University Press
An overview of the Birth to Three Matters framework for Sure Start, part of the Government’s strategy to increase childcare provision and is intended to support practitioners concerned with the care and education of babies and young children from birth to three
Other
Blending work and family: A case study
Sprang, Ginny, 1999
AFFILIA, 14(1), 98-116
A study and discussion of the impact of employer-based infant-care programs on mothers, infants and the workplace
Reports & Papers
The Boots Books for Babies project: Impact on library registrations and book loans
Bailey, Mary, April 2002
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2(1), 45-63
An overview of the Boots Books for Babies project, which was designed to increase awareness with parents and caregivers of infants of the importance of shared book reading with infants and an evaluation of the impact of the project on the number of infants registering as members of participating libraries
Reports & Papers
Buenos principios: Latino children in the earliest years of life
Calderon, Miriam E., 2007
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.
An overview of demographic and school readiness characteristics of the Latino infant and toddler population in the United States, with an examination of four federally-funded early childhood education programs that address Latino families' early childhood needs
Other
Buenos principios: Latino children in the earliest years of life [Executive summary]
Calderon, Miriam E., 2007
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.
A summary of an overview of demographic and school readiness characteristics of the Latino infant and toddler population in the United States, with an examination of four federally-funded early childhood education programs that address Latino families' early childhood needs
Executive Summary
Building bridges from prekindergarten to infants and toddlers: A preliminary look at issues in four states
Lombardi, Joan, 2004
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.
A brief exploring infant-toddler and prekindergarten interactions through interviews with early childhood leaders in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York
Other
Caregivers' mediation and toddlers' emotional responses in the child care context
Frank, Ilana, 2006
Early Child Development and Care, 176(3-4), 239-251
A naturalistic observation study of the quality of interaction between caregivers and 18 to 30 month old children in child care centers
Reports & Papers
Caring for infants and toddlers in groups: Necessary considerations for emotional, social, and cognitive development
Lally, J. Ronald,
Washington, DC: Zero To Three.
An examination of sources of deficiencies in the planning and management of effective infant and toddler care, and an exploration of key components of group early care services, including group size, conditions of the physical environment and continuity of care, that determine care quality and opportunities for caring relationships in early care settings
Other
Changing the face of child care & early learning in Charlevoix & Emmet Counties
Charlevoix-Emmet County (Mich.). Intermediate School District, 2002
Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
An account of an initiative to provide families with quality options of early childhood education and care through the use of public school districts to provide services, based on the Communities Helping In a Child’s Learning and Development (CHILD) program in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties in Michigan
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Characteristics of infant child care: Factors contributing to positive caregiving [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 50-66). New York: Guilford Press
A study of associations between structural and caregiver characteristics as they relate to infant experiences with their caregivers, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care as well as an observational measure, the Observational Record of the Caregiving Environment (ORCE)
Reports & Papers
Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care: Policy framework summary
Center for Law and Social Policy, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of a framework establishing four supports that infants and toddlers in child care need for healthy development, with 15 recommendations for state policies to address these supports
Executive Summary