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The Early Years Pupil Premium: Practitioners' Perspectives on if the Funding Supports 'Closing the Gap' for Looked after Children?
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Williams-Brown, Zeta – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The paper investigates practitioners' perspectives on the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and its use for looked after children (LAC) in England. The paper considers what practitioners in one Local Authority (LA) think now that the funding has passed its infancy. Specifically, does EYPP funding help 'close the gap' for LAC? Q-methodology was used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Child Welfare, Disadvantaged Youth
Prevention of Violence, Abuse and Neglect in Early Childhood: A Review of the Literature on Research, Policy and Practice
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Evans, Roy; Garner, Philip; Honig, Alice S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Today, levels of mistreatment of children are internationally reported as having reached epidemic proportions. Throughout recorded history babies and young children have suffered acts of violence by parents, care providers and others. However, "some believe that, for the first time in history, we are beginning to face the true prevalence and…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Prevention, Violence, Child Abuse
Early Child Development and Care in Tanzania: Challenges for the Future
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Mtahabwa, Lyabwene – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
Much remains unknown about the status of early child development and care in Tanzania. The little information available has never been put together to provide a holistic picture of the progress so far made in this important area. This paper intends to synchronise the information available in Tanzania for the purpose of depicting the country's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Young Children, Child Care
Quality Child Care: What Does It Mean for Individual Infants, Parents and Caregivers?
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McKim, Margaret K. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Presents an individual model of quality child care in which infant-caregiver, parent-caregiver, and peer relationships are central features. The model considers the influence of precare differences and the effect of program characteristics and standards on the well-being of children, parents, and caregivers. (MM)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Infants
Effects of Quality Early Care on School Readiness Skills of Children at Risk
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Fontaine, Nancy S.; Torre, Dee Linda; Grafwallner, Rolf – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
Brain research has strengthened our understanding of the first five years of a child's life as a critical period. Quality early care is important to the healthy development of young children, and their later success in school. Concurrently, many families depend on childcare outside the home. Programs that have knowledgeable and skilled staff,…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Comprehensive Programs, School Readiness, Brain
A New Model for Family Decision Making in Child Care and Protection.
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Ryburn, Murray – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Examines New Zealand legislation that allows families greater decision-making power when the safety and welfare of their children are seen to be at risk. Discusses the Family Group Conference intervention model and its efficacy, concerns and criticisms that this model has evoked, and the model's potential applicability to child care and protection…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Decision Making, Family Environment