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Supporting Whole-Child Learning in Nature-Filled Outdoor Classrooms
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Wirth, Susan; Rosenow, Nancy – Young Children, 2012
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." This much-repeated quote speaks eloquently to the kinds of life-enhancing skills children develop when they interact with caring adults in thoughtfully designed nature-filled outdoor classrooms. As a network of these classrooms springs…
Descriptors: Caring, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Museums
Challenges and Rewards: Developing an Entry-Level Early Childhood Training Program
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Hansen, Joanna K.; Gable, Sara – Young Children, 2007
Research tells us that specialized training and education of teachers is one of the strongest predictors of child care quality. In the late 1960s, however, most states did not require preservice training or higher education for teachers in early childhood programs or family child care homes. At that time, Missouri wanted to develop a project that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Design, Career Development, Child Care
Mentoring for Early Childhood Teachers and Providers: Building Upon and Extending Tradition.
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Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan – Young Children, 1996
Discusses mentoring as a professional development strategy to meet the needs of experienced and novice practitioners. Defines mentoring and differentiates it from supervision. Discusses the following aspects of early childhood mentoring programs: (1) goals and assumptions; (2) design and structure, including mentor qualifications and training; (3)…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Compensation (Remuneration), Early Childhood Education, Financial Support
Head Start: Looking toward the Future.
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Zigler, Edward F.; Lang, Mary E. – Young Children, 1983
Points out accomplishments of Project Head Start and suggests issues to be considered for future program development. (RH)
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Program Design, Program Development
Compentency-Based Early Childhood Teacher Education: Beginning at the Beginning
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Stewart, Ida Santos; And Others – Young Children, 1976
Defines the competency-based approach to teacher education and describes the development of an early childhood program at the University of Houston. (ED)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Program Descriptions, Program Design
Project Head Start Becomes a Long-Distance Runner.
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Dittmann, Laura L. – Young Children, 1980
This article is an essay review of the book "Project Head Start: A Legacy of the War on Poverty," coedited by Edward Zigler and Jeanette Valentine. (DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Evaluation, Family School Relationship, Personnel
The Cold Reality of Worthy Wages: We Limited Size to Protect Quality and Staff Well-Being.
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Ratekin, Cindy – Young Children, 1996
Describes problems for a university-based child development laboratory of decreased university funding, overworked staff, and huge public demand. Explains that instead of conventional responses, the program was redesigned by decreasing enrollment and increasing length of the remaining program, thereby maintaining income levels and addressing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Quality
Designing Infant Child Care Programs To Meet the Needs of Children Born to Teenage Parents.
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Cottrell, Barbara Hansen; DeJong, Lorraine – Young Children, 1999
Describes successful practices and procedures for designing effective infant care programs for children born to teenage parents, including supervisory support for nurturing caregiver-child relationships, continuous staff training in infant development, low teacher-child ratios, active parent involvement, a child development curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Childhood Needs, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices