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Direct linkHester, Sally; Moran, Lisa; Richards, Elizabeth – Child Care in Practice, 2022
The paper focuses on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which sets standards for children's care, development and education in England from birth to five years old. Analysing the EYFS, as comprised of knowledge and discourses that inform, and are informed by broader cultural understandings of childhood and development, we argue that the way…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Standards, Young Children
Griffiths, Huw; Boland, Vikki; Gilliland, David; McKernan, Bronagh; Shields, Liz – Child Care in Practice, 2007
This article explores the interface between adult mental health issues and child development. It refers to the literature on the impact of parental mental health difficulties on children's developmental trajectories. The article then describes a pilot scheme involving a partnership between the Northern Ireland Association of Mental Health and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Child Development
Stewart, Moira C.; Iwaniec, Dorota; Sneddon, Helga; Dunne, Laura; Sloan, Seaneen; Gildea, Aideen; Allen, Sarah J.; McErlean, Lorrainne – Child Care in Practice, 2007
The Growth, Learning and Development (GLAD) study aimed to examine how a broad range of factors influence child weight during the first year of life. Assessments were undertaken within a multidisciplinary team framework. The sample was drawn from the community and data collection was undertaken in the four Greater Belfast Trusts. Two hundred and…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Body Weight, Performance Factors, Perinatal Influences
Boot, Ann; MacDonald, Gordon – Child Care in Practice, 2006
This article draws on results of an evaluation of Sure Start activities in an area of South Wales in 2004, focusing in particular on measurements of improvements to child development and measurements of benefits to parents. The article reports on the methods that were used to collect relevant data and examines the problems associated with linking…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Participation, Foreign Countries, Parenting Skills
Atwool, Nicola – Child Care in Practice, 2006
Attachment theory and resilience theory have developed as two separate bodies of knowledge with their own genealogy. In this paper it is argued that the concepts of attachment and resilience should be regarded as complementary and that each is strengthened by such an approach. The cultural implications are discussed with particular reference to…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Attachment Behavior, Personality Traits
Iwaniec, Dorota; Larkin, Emma; McSherry, Dominic – Child Care in Practice, 2007
Emotional maltreatment tends to be overshadowed in research and in practice by other forms of maltreatment that present more obvious and explicit evidence and appear to require a more urgent response. This article aims to explore a growing body of research pointing to: (a) ways in which emotional maltreatment may adversely impact upon a child's…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Parenting Styles, Parenting Skills
