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How we view Australian early childhood education practice: Indian migrant parents' perspectives This qualitative case study investigates Indian migrant parents' perspectives of early childhood education (ECE) in Melbourne, Australia. The study focuses on exploring parents' understanding of the structure, pedagogy and curriculum practices in early childhood settings. We selected a sample of six Indian parents, who had migrated to Melbourne not more than five years ago and had children attending Australian ECE. To gather their perspectives and experiences, in-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted. A framework analysis of the data (Ritchie & Spencer, 1994) points to the preference of Australian ECE to Indian ECE Their preference of Australian ECE is contingent on curriculum flexibility, opportunity for parent participation and active involvement of children in planning and learning. However, participatants, particularly the mothers, missed the academic aspect of Indian ECE and believed that the Australian curriculum and pedagogy distanced their children from their culture. Based on these findings, we argue for early childhood teachers to include the experiences of Indian migrant parents in their children's ECE in Australia to help sustain purposeful partnerships and incorporate culturally relevant activities into the curriculum. (author abstract) |
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Exploring a methodology with young children: Reflections on using the Mosaic and Ecocultural approaches This paper critically reflects on the appropriateness of the methodological framework adopted in an exploratory study of young children's experiences of participation in their early childhood centre and home environments. The Mosaic and Ecocultural approaches informed the study's methodological framework as these approaches were seen to be complementary and child-friendly. While some of the data collection tools were not as successful in the current study as they have been reported in previous research, there was support for the usefulness of the Mosaic approach as an effective, adaptable and child-focused research methodology. Further, the Ecocultural approach was found to provide an appropriate and meaningful way of talking with young children about their daily routines and everyday home life. (author abstract) |
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Connecticut early care & education progress report, 2012: Executive summary A summary of an overview of early care and education in Connecticut, including public spending on early care and education, children served by child care subsidies and other publicly-funded programs, the quality of care in publicly-funded settings, and the school readiness and elementary school outcomes of children from low income areas |
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Connecticut early care & education progress report, 2012 An overview of early care and education in Connecticut, including public spending on early care and education, children served by child care subsidies and other publicly-funded programs, the quality of care in publicly-funded settings, and the school readiness and elementary school outcomes of children from low income areas |
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The United States is far behind other countries on pre-k A comparison of preschool policies, participation rates, and funding levels in the United States and in other developed and developing countries |
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Improving access to high-quality early learning programs in Rhode Island An overview of the early learning system in Rhode Island, including program characteristics, funding streams, enrollment, quality improvement efforts, and licensing and regulation |
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Prek-3rd: Getting literacy instruction right A discussion of approaches to literacy instruction in prekindergarten through third grade education models |
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Books, bytes and brains: The implications of new knowledge for children's early literacy learning The early years of childhood are critical for the successful development of adult literacy, whatever that literacy might look or feel like in the oncoming digital age. Two questions that become important are what sort of literacy (or literacies) will children need in the future to navigate new information pathways, and how can we use recent advances in neuroscience to help us understand optional pathways for developing the fundamentally social skills of literacy. This paper reviews recent research from the two traditionally separate areas of contemporary literacies and infant brain development to re-examine the underpinnings of literacy learning in the early years. (author abstract) |
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Dual language learners: Research informing policy An overview of research on dual language learner children, and a discussion of its implications for early care and education policies to support their development |
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The third grade reading benchmark: What it means for equity within the birth through third grade continuum A discussion of the role of early childhood education in supporting third grade reading achievement in Michigan |
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Linking early childhood to the early elementary years to improve student outcomes and reduce the achievement gap A discussion of the benefits of a coordinated birth through third grade approach to early and elementary education in Michigan |
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Early education in the governor's FY 2014 budget An overview of provisions related to early education in the Massachusetts governor's proposed 2014 fiscal year budget |
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Early care and education: Policy considerations for ensuring high-quality pre-k programs A discussion of best policies and practices in the areas of early care and education governance, standards alignment, professional development, program assessment, and longitudinal data systems |
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Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment: 2009 update An overview of the characteristics of low income families and Head Start programs in Arizona, as well as of recent early childhood policy and funding developments |
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Summer Matters: How summer learning strengthens students' success: Key findings A summary of an evaluation of summer learning programs in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, that examines program quality and the social skills and academic outcomes of participants, based on program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and student surveys and assessments |
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Summer Matters: How summer learning strengthens students' success [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of summer learning programs in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, that examines program quality and the social skills and academic outcomes of participants, based on program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and student surveys and assessments |
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Comprehensive Assessment of Summer Programs |
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San Diego Quick Assessment |
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Summer Matters: How summer learning strengthens students' success An evaluation of summer learning programs in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, that examines program quality and the social skills and academic outcomes of participants, based on program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and student surveys and assessments |
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Office of Child Development and Early Learning: Program reach and risk assessment: State fiscal year 2011-12 [Executive summary] A summary of an analysis of the geographic distribution in Pennsylvania of school failure risk indicators and of early childhood program availability, based on secondary and administrative data |
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Office of Child Development and Early Learning: Program reach and risk assessment: State fiscal year 2011-12 An analysis of the geographic distribution in Pennsylvania of school failure risk indicators and of early childhood program availability, based on secondary and administrative data |
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Delivering quality early learning in low-resource settings: Progress and challenges in Ethiopia A summary of a study of Ethiopian children's educational experiences during their preschool years and their transitions to primary school, based on longitudinal survey data from cohorts of approximately 1,000 older and 2,000 younger children and on qualitative data for a subsample of 40 children |
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The state of early childhood programs: 2013 An overview of early childhood program quality, prices, subsidization, use, and employment in the United States |
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Colorado early childhood education An overview of Colorado's full-day kindergarten program and of the Colorado Preschool Program, a publicly-funded program for at risk children |
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Family child care providers and training An examination of child care licensing provisions in 23 states related to training requirements for family child care providers in the areas of early childhood education or child development |
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