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Direct linkHelmerhorst, K. O. W.; Dutta, M.; Khanom, F.; Zaman, S. S.; Gevers Deynoot-Schaub, M. J. J. M. – Early Education and Development, 2023
The current study assessed (1) the importance of six caregiver interactions skills (sensitive responsiveness, respect for autonomy, structuring and limit setting, verbal communication, developmental stimulation, and fostering positive peer interactions) as rated by several stakeholders, (2) the quality of caregiver interactive skills, and (3) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Care Centers, Personal Autonomy
Hooper, Alison; Slicker, Gerilyn; Riser, Danielle – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: This study provides a framework for categorizing one subset of the large and heterogeneous group of home-based child care providers, unlisted paid providers. We analyzed data on unlisted paid home-based child care providers (n = 448) from the 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education conducted in the United States. We…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Family Environment, Caregiver Training
Helmerhorst, Katrien O. W.; Colonnesi, Cristina; Fukkink, Ruben G. – Early Education and Development, 2019
Recent studies suggest that mind-mindedness is an important element of caregiver-child interactions in family and childcare context. This study investigated caregivers' mind-mindedness in a nationally representative Dutch sample and its relation with structural quality factors (i.e., group size, caregivers' education and work experience, group…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Care Centers, Work Experience
Hu, Jiangbo; Degotardi, Sheila; Torr, Jane; Han, Feifei – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: This study examines the frequency of reasoning talk used by 56 educators during their naturally occurring play interactions with infants in their early childhood education and care (ECEC) centers. Using Hasan's semantic framework, reasons were coded as social (based on social rules) or logical (based on rules of nature). The…
Descriptors: Infants, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Care Centers
Schaack, Diana D.; Le, Vi Nhuan; Messan Setodji, Claude – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: Although there has been considerable research on the associations between the qualifications of teachers in center-based settings and preschool-age children's developmental outcomes, very little is known about the relationships between home provider qualifications and the developmental outcomes of toddlers who attend licensed…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Caregiver Training, Toddlers, Children
Helmerhorst, Katrien O. W.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne A.; Gevers Deynoot-Schaub, Mirjam J. J. M.; Tavecchio, Louis W. C.; Fukkink, Ruben G. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: We assessed the quality of child care in a nationally representative sample of 200 Dutch child care centers using the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised and/or Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised and compared it with a previous assessment in 2005. The Caregiver Interaction Profile (CIP) scales were used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Educational Quality, Caregiver Child Relationship
Ruprecht, Karen; Elicker, James; Choi, Ji Young – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Continuity of care is a recommended practice in child care intended to promote secure and supportive relationships between infants and toddlers and their caregivers. Toddlers (N = 115) between 12 and 24 months were observed in 30 continuity and 29 noncontinuity classrooms. The average duration of care for toddlers with…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Behavior Problems, Infants, Toddlers
Moreno, Amanda J.; Green, Sheridan; Koehn, Jo – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: This study evaluated the effectiveness of 2 professional development interventions aimed at improving the quality of care provided by caregivers in ordinary infant-toddler child care settings, both center- and home-based. In all, 183 participants in a community college course on infant-toddler theory and practice, an in-service…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Quality, Infants, Toddlers
Lee, Seung Yeon; Shin, Minsun; Recchia, Susan L. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This qualitative study explored the process through which a small group of preservice early childhood teachers engaged in primary caregiving as a framework for learning about early care and education with infants during an infant practicum course at a university-affiliated early childhood center in the United States. Based on…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Caregiver Training
Swartz, Rebecca Anne; Speirs, Katherine Elizabeth; Encinger, Amy Johnson; McElwain, Nancy L. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: Strong relationships among children, families, and early care and education (ECE) providers are key to quality infant-toddler care. These relationships are shaped during the initial transition period to group care. We used a mixed methods approach to (a) assess maternal perspectives on the transition to group care, (b) explore…
Descriptors: Mother Attitudes, Mixed Methods Research, Statistical Analysis, Preschool Children
Ceglowski, Deborah A.; Davis, Elizabeth E. – Early Education and Development, 2004
Despite Minnesota's reputation for quality child care, recent changes in legislation and the impact of changing needs have raised concerns about the quality of child care available in the state. This paper presents an overview of Minnesota's current child care system including structural indicators of program quality such as licensing standards,…
Descriptors: Wages, Certification, Educational Vouchers, Child Care
Peer reviewedWeaver, Ruth Harding – Early Education and Development, 2002
Examined the personal characteristics and resources in 65 licensed family child care providers' lives that influence developmentally enhancing caregiving and professional commitment. Unique predictors to higher quality of care were higher levels of formal education and training, college coursework in early childhood education, higher psychological…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Educational Attainment
