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Association between attendance of day care centres and increased prevalence of eczema in the German birth cohort study LISAplus A comparison of the prevalence and cumulative incidence of eczema in East and West Germany and an identification of risk factors associated with eczema, which includes child care attendance, based on data from Immune System and Allergies in East and West Germany Plus the influence of traffic emissions and genetics (LISAplus) birth cohort study conducted in Germany, that includes 3,097 children up to 6 years of age |
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Australian family day care educators: A snapshot of their qualifications, training and perceived support A description of characteristics of Australian family day care educators, including their qualifications, professional training, characteristics the children in their care, and connections to both their professional organization and to community organizations, based on cross sectional data from 207 family day care educators from Wave Two of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, Birth Cohort |
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A comparative analysis of subsidized and non-subsidized relative child care homes in Kansas A comparison of the quality of care provided by family, friend, and neighbor caregivers in Kansas who do or do not receive child care subsidies, based on observations of and interviews with 22 caregivers and on focus groups with 5 caregivers |
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Connecting 'snippets of knowledge': Teachers' understandings of the concept of working theories An examination of the ways teachers might notice, recognize, and respond to young children's working theories in early childhood education, based on data from two full-day child care settings in Auckland, New Zealand |
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Discovery initiative contributions to state policy change An examination of the influence of Discovery, a Connecticut initiative to build the capacity of communities and state advocacy organizations to influence early childhood policy and practice, on state policy outcomes in Connecticut from 2002 through 2009, with a focus on 2007 to 2009, based on in-depth interviews with policy stakeholders and on an analysis of state legislators' voting patterns on legislation relevant to early childhood in the 2007 and 2009 Connecticut General Assembly legislative sessions |
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Easing the transition to school: Administrators' descriptions of transition to school activities A description of early childhood transition activities and the extent to which the activities reflect recommendations in current early education literature, based on data from school administrators in 3 schools in Queensland, Australia |
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Introducing the Cycle of Inquiry System: A reflective inquiry practice for early childhood teacher development An overview of the Cycle of Inquiry System--a tool for teachers to develop an understanding of emergent inquiry as an active research method of curriculum development, and an account of an undergraduate preservice teacher's use of the system under the mentorship of one of the authors in Michigan |
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Migrant domestic work and changes in the ideas of childcare An examination of changes in the notion of child care, due to the expansion of migrant domestic work and the family diversity of domestic employees and domestic employers, based on data from 2002, 2003, and 2004, and consisting of 71 in-depth interviews and five focus groups conducted in the region of Madrid, Spain |
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Money matters for early education: The relationships among child care quality, teacher characteristics, and subsidy status An examination of the relationships among child care centers' acceptance of federal subsidies, teacher characteristics, and the quality of language, reasoning, and learning activities, based on observations and interviews at 62 early care and education sites in Delaware |
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Multicultural education: The understandings of preschool teachers in Singapore An investigation of teachers' understandings of multicultural education, their perceptions of its importance in early childhood education, about their personal and professional experiences with multiculturalism, and their understanding of the nature of the knowledge and skills required to implement multicultural education programs with young children, based on data from 58 female preschool teachers in Singapore completing an in-service Diploma in Early Childhood Education in Singapore |
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Out-of-school time in South Dakota: Achieving program sustainability: A report and recommendations A study of the characteristics and funding of out-of-school time programs in South Dakota, based on a survey of 148 programs |
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Parent users of high-quality long day care: Informed consumers of child care? A study of parents' perspectives of center quality, based on data from 139 parents whose children attend six high quality child care model centers in New South Wales, Australia |
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Preservice teachers' perceptions of pedagogic documentation techniques in early childhood teacher preparation An examination of which Creative Experiences for Young Children course activities led to an understanding of the principles and methods of using photographic technologies to document, assess and reflect on young children's learning, as well as challenges to their learning this approach, based on data from 22 preservice teachers who participated in the course |
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Professional development needs and interests of early childhood education trainers A survey of both professional development needs and interests of trainers and differences in the needs and interests of both new and experienced trainers and an identification of teaching techniques and resources commonly used by them, based on data from 166 early care and education trainers in Nevada registered on the Nevada Registry's database |
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Promoting fundamental movement skill development and physical activity in early childhood settings: A cluster randomized controlled trial A study of the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of Jump Start, a movement skill development physical activity program for preschool children, on their fundamental movement skill development and physical activity in early childhood settings, based on data from 97 children in Australia |
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Social skills of first-grade primary school students and preschool education A comparison of social skills of first-grade students who received early care and education to those who did not, based on data from 521 children studying in the first grade in 11 Turkish provinces |
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Young children reflecting on their learning: Teachers' conversation strategies A study of Learning Stories--stories about learning, documented by teachers, often dictated by children and, in school, written by the learners themselves, as an assessment tool for both facilitating conversations about learning with young children and extending opportunities for young children to reflect on their learning, based on data from a two-year research project with teachers in nine early childhood centers in New Zealand |
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