ECE policy review: Policies, profile and programs of early childhood education (ECE) in Pakistan [Draft report executive summary]
A summary of an examination of early childhood education services and policies in Pakistan
Executive Summary
The effects of teaching a methods course on early childhood preservice teachers’ beliefs
Assessments of the beliefs of 78 preservice teachers on constructivist and instructive teaching methods before and after a course on the topic
Reports & Papers
Examining early childhood teachers perceptions of ICT
A study of the availability and use of information and communication technology in the classroom and teachers’ ICT-related skills and professional development endeavors, based on the questionnaire responses of 7 teachers and the interview responses of a small number of teachers and children at a child care center and a kindergarten in Wellington
Reports & Papers
From vision to action: Early childhood education and care in 2020
A speculative account of early childhood care and education policies and services in Canada in 2020
Fact Sheets & Briefs
ICT in early childhood education: Perceptions, potential and reality
An exploration of the benefits of and barriers to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) with young children, based on the questionnaire responses of 334 respondents from kindergartens, playcenters, kohanga reo, and early care and education centers in 5 districts of New Zealand
Reports & Papers
Infants and toddlers in the Child Care and Development Block Grant program
An overview of child care services for infants and toddlers funded through the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Infants and toddlers in the Child Care and Development Block Grant program: 2007 update
An overview of child care services for infants and toddlers funded through the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Fact Sheets & Briefs
In search of quality: A local and global perspective
Descriptions of two child care sites in the same district of Beijing: a gated suburban wealthy preschool and a playgroup at a public market serving the children of poor internal-migrant families, and a discussion of the appropriateness of quality measures in these two settings
Reports & Papers
Inspiring Jewish connections: Outreach to parents with infants and toddlers
Descriptions of select Jewish programs for infants and toddlers and an argument for a national coordinating body for Jewish organizations and agencies in communities across the United States to develop innovative parenting and child development programs to enhance program quality and cultural competence
Other
Markets and democratic experimentalism: Two models for early childhood education and care
A definition and comparison of two theoretical approaches, the market model and the model of democratic experimentalism, to understanding and providing early childhood education and care services
Reports & Papers
(Mis)Understanding ECD in Africa: The force of local and global motives
An exploration of the relevance of global perspectives on early childhood development (ECD) to the design and implementation of early learning programs in Africa
Other
New developments in the Czech Republic
An overview of the role of child care and early education policy, practice, and participation the culture and history of the Czech Republic since 1989
Other
New developments in Iceland
An overview of the changing role of the playschool in the culture of Iceland, and a discussion of the workforce-related challenges faced by the country's child care and early education sector
Other
Options for improving the military child care system
An assessment of the military child care system's success in terms of its U.S. Department of Defense goals and a discussion of options for transforming the system
Other
Options for improving the military child care system [Executive summary]
A summary of an assessment of the military child care system's success in terms of its U.S. Department of Defense goals and a discussion of options for transforming the system
Executive Summary
Pilot scheme for two year old children: Evaluation of outreach approaches
A summary of a study of the design, management, and delivery of outreach strategies for targeting, identifying, and enrolling families in the Two Year Old pilot, which provides 38 weeks of part-time early education to disadvantaged two-year-old children in the United Kingdom, based on case studies of 6 sites
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Pilot scheme for two year old children: Evaluation of outreach approaches
A study of the design, management, and delivery of outreach strategies for targeting, identifying, and enrolling families in the Two Year Old pilot, which provides 38 weeks of part-time early education to disadvantaged two-year-old children in the United Kingdom, based on case studies of 6 sites
Reports & Papers
Pilot scheme for two year old children: Evaluation of outreach approaches [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the design, management, and delivery of outreach strategies for targeting, identifying, and enrolling families in the Two Year Old pilot, which provides 38 weeks of part-time early education to disadvantaged two-year-old children in the United Kingdom, based on case studies of 6 sites
Executive Summary
A place to grow and learn: A citywide approach to building and sustaining out-of-school time learning opportunities
A discussion of using a coordinated, citywide approach to build and sustain high-quality out-of-school time programming
Other
A policy agenda to achieve afterschool for all in New York State
An overview of principles to guide after school funding and the creation of a statewide after school system in New York State
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Policy change in early childhood in the Asia Pacific region: The guest editors’ introduction to the special issue
An introduction to a special issue of International Journal of Early Childhood focusing on early childhood policy and practice in several nations in the Asia Pacific region
Other
Policy change in early childhood in the Asia Pacific region [Special Issue]
A special issue of the journal International Journal of Early Childhood, reviewing early childhood policy and practice in several countries within the Asia Pacific region
Other
The politics of difference and diversity: From young children's violence to creative power expressions
A commentary on two dialogs in which children in child care settings negotiate racialized identities and power relations
Other
Prepared statement of Elisabeth Chun, Executive Director, Hawaii Good Beginnings Alliance
Congressional testimony on early education services and their quality in Hawaii
Other
Provision of ECE services and parental perceptions: Results of the NZCER national survey of ECE services
An examination of available early childhood education and care services, and an exploration of parental perceptions of available programs, based on a survey of 624 licensed early childhood directors and teachers and 650 parents in New Zealand
Reports & Papers
