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Gilbert, Jaesook Lee; Harte, Helene Arbouet – Child Care in Practice, 2013
This paper describes efforts to increase the quality in early care and education through targeted coaching. A collaborative including several community agencies and a university developed a framework of support for early care and education providers, using coaching as its foundational basis, called Coaching to Quality (CTQ). This paper provides a…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Child Care, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
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Garrity, Sheila; Moran, Lisa; McGregor, Caroline; Devaney, Carmel – Child Care in Practice, 2017
This article draws on qualitative evidence from an evaluation of the "Greater Tomorrow" Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, Ireland in 2016. The article focuses on the approach to practice and the underlying ethos of these two services, reflecting a clearly articulated respect for diversity and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Student Diversity, Family School Relationship
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Share, Michelle; Kerrins, Liz – Child Care in Practice, 2013
Recently in Ireland attention has been placed on the importance of parental involvement in early childhood care and education settings as seen in the Síolta Quality Standards and Aistear Curriculum Framework. Yet there is little Irish empirical evidence on parental involvement in childcare settings; on the involvement models being used, or on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Child Care Centers, Parent Role
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Dion, Jacinthe; Kennedy, Allison; Cloutier, Paula; Gray, Clare – Child Care in Practice, 2010
An innovative crisis intervention programme was created at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Canada in order to provide emergency assessments for youth presenting with mental health crises. The current investigation presents an overview of the programme and examines the emergency staff's perception and satisfaction with it.…
Descriptors: Health Services, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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Teggart, Tom; Linden, Mark – Child Care in Practice, 2006
The Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability, Northern Ireland commissioned the present consultation to support the work of its Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) subgroup. The investigation employed a two-stage qualitative approach to explore views and opinions held by users and carers about CAMH services. Nineteen services…
Descriptors: Health Services, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Programs, Focus Groups