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Feasibility of Undertaking Off-Site Infant Eye-Tracking Assessments of Neuro-Cognitive Functioning in Early-Intervention Centres
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Ballieux, Haiko; Tomalski, Przemyslaw; Kushnerneko, Elena; Johnson, Mark H.; Karmiloff-Smith, Annette; Moore, Derek G. – Infant and Child Development, 2016
Recent work suggests that differences in functional brain development are already identifiable in 6- to 9-month-old infants from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. Investigation of early SES-related differences in neuro-cognitive functioning requires the recruitment of large and diverse samples of infants, yet it is often difficult to…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Infants, Eye Movements, Neurology
Sustaining the Leaders of Children's Centres: The Role of Leadership Mentoring
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John, Karen – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2008
Leadership mentoring is a central component of the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL), which is designed to develop robust, creative and courageous children's centre leaders. Mentoring provides a safe, supportive and confidential space in which leaders can discuss the challenges of leading their centres.…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Mentors, Role Perception, Leadership Effectiveness
Sociodemographic and Programmatic Moderators of Early Head Start: Evidence from the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project
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Jung, Sunyoung; Stone, Susan – Children & Schools, 2008
This secondary analysis of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, a randomized study of program participation of children and families in Early Head Start (that is, enrolled in programming prior to children's first birthdays) investigated sociodemographic (race and ethnicity, income level, and maternal education level) and program…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing, Social Work, Program Evaluation
Head Start Teaches Lessons Board Members Should Learn.
Thompson, Margery – American School Board Journal, 1980
Looks at evaluations of the program to frame a discussion of the troubled history of Head Start and its current favored position. (IRT)
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Parent Participation, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
The Effectiveness of Adding a Parent Involvement Component to an Existing Center-Based Program for Children with Disabilities and Their Families.
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Boyce, Glenna C.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1993
Compared a center-based early intervention program for disabled children and the same program with a parent training-support component. Found no immediate or long-term benefits in child or family functioning for parent component participants in the first four years of follow-up. Concludes however, that parents should still be involved in…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Early Intervention
City Hospital Child Development Centre: An Evaluation of Parental Satisfaction.
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Wood, A. – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Examined parental satisfaction with and involvement in intervention services of Child Development Centre at City Hospital in Birmingham, England. Found general satisfaction, but also that parents want more of a role in the initial assessment meeting, welcome the chance to help decide upon service quality, and appreciate help with issues such as…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Community Services, Consultation Programs, Early Intervention