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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

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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

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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Unpublished Master's Thesis, University of Nevada, Reno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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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Child care and the development of young children (0-2)
Owen, Margaret T., April 13, 2004
In R.E. Tremblay, R.G. Barr, & R. DeV. Peters (Eds.), Encyclopedia on early childhood development [online]. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.

An overview of the results of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care, including the effects of child care quality on young children's cognitive and language development, peer relations, behavior problems, and mother-child interactions

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Child care and early education: Infant and toddler care: Meeting the needs of families with options that work
Rigby, Dawn Elizabeth, 2004
Washington, DC: National Conference of State Legislatures

A review of research on infant and toddler care in a variety of settings identifying promising state policy strategies and highlighting options for policymakers who aim to improve the affordability, availability, quality and coordination of infant and toddler care in their state

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Child care in the first year of life [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. 39-49). New York: Guilford Press

A description of child care during the first 12 months of life, including initiation and amount of infant child care, child care history patterns during the first year, and the types, multiplicity, and stability of care used by parents of infants over the course of the first year, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care

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Child-care selection from birth to age three: The influence of family economy, demographics, and parenting attitudes
Wolf, Anne, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Two studies using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development examined family variations in timing and type of children's initial child care arrangements and then variations in amount of hours spent in child care per week from birth to age three

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Cognitive outcomes of Sally Ward's early language-based intervention with mothers and babies in longitudinal perspective: Lessons of Head Start revisited
Opie, Morwenna, 2004
Educational and Child Psychology, 21(2), 51-66

An evaluation of the Baby Talk intervention from seven year outcome data obtained from 62 children as well as the Scholastic Achievement Test Scores of the 33 children who participated in the 11 year follow-up

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Cost-effective investments in children
Isaacs, Julia B., January, 2007
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.

An overview of four areas of child investment, including early childhood education and infant and toddler programs, in which positive outcomes and cost-benefit evidence suggest greater federal investment is warranted, with specific budget proposals and estimates for each area

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Earliest literacy: From birth to age 3
Sparling, Joseph, 2004
In The handbook of family literacy (pp. 45-46). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

A chapter advocating the development of a reading curriculum designed specifically for very young children in order to improve their literacy skills.

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Early child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months [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. 281-296). New York: Guilford Press

An abridged reprint of a study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Early education for children birth to five in Nebraska: An investment in crime prevention
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

A summary of research on the links between early education programs and reductions in aggressive behavior and future crime

Fact Sheets & Briefs


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Early education for diversity: Starting from birth
Formosinho, Julia, June, 2011
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 19(2), 223-235

An examination of the tenets of the Pedagogy-in-Participation approach to diversity education for infants and toddlers, the characteristics that motivate professionals to innovate, and the characteristics of successful interventions, based on a content analysis of 6 portfolios of the intervention implementation in Portugal and supplementary interviews with the early childhood teachers

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Early intervention in rural natural environments: Making the most of your time
Jung, Lee Ann, Summer 2004
Rural Special Education Quarterly, 23(3), 30-35

A description of a model designed to help aid early interventions for infants and toddlers with special needs and their families, focusing on three components: use of natural learning opportunities, consultative service delivery, and transdisciplinary teaming

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Education for all young children: The role of the states and the federal government in promoting prekindergarten and kindergarten
Mitchell, Anne W., 2001
(Working Paper Series). New York: Foundation for Child Development.

An overview of federal and state public policy initiatives to provide early childhood education and care to all young children aged birth through six years old

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Effects of nonparental child care on child development: An update
Lamb, Michael E., 1996
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 41(6), 330-342

A review of published literature on the effects of nonparental and out-of-home care on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers

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