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Roe, Elizabeth; Jensen, Lynn; Finlay-Jones, Amy; White, Scott W.; Wong, Kingsley; Leonard, Helen; Straker, Leon; Downs, Jenny – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
Aim: To investigate developmental trajectories in early childhood and predictors of class assignment. Methods: Data were available for Gen2 infants at 12 (n = 2275), 24 (n = 1845) and 36 (n = 2110) months of age in the Raine Study. Latent growth class analysis was used to identify developmental trajectories based on the Ages and Stages…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Risk, Risk Assessment
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Tricia A. Zucker; Michael P. Mesa; Dana DeMaster; Yoonkyung Oh; Michael Assel; Cheryl McCallum; Valerie P. Bambha – Grantee Submission, 2024
Introduction: This article investigates an early STEM family engagement program offered during the pre-kindergarten (pre-k) year. Pre-k is an important juncture for community organizations to support children's STEM engagement and parental involvement in informal STEM learning. We evaluated a program called Teaching Together STEM, which offers a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Family Programs, Preschool Education, Community Programs
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Pelatti, Christina Yeager; Martino, Alison; Wilson, Kaitlyn P. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the inclusion of a bi-directional communication journal between caregivers and student clinicians during a five-week summer preschool programme impacted caregivers' perceptions and had a positive impact on their children's language development. This study included a mixed methods design. Child…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Preschool Education, Child Caregivers, Preschool Children
Davis, Elizabeth E.; Grobe, Deana; Weber, Roberta B. – Administration for Children & Families, 2012
In this paper we discuss several key challenges encountered when conducting a study of the continuity of participation in the child care subsidy program. While many of these issues are familiar to those who have studied participation dynamics in other assistance programs, and to those familiar with survival analysis, we describe these challenges…
Descriptors: Child Care, Grants, Low Income Groups, Participation
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Herry, Yves; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2007
This study explored the effects of a full-day preschool program on 4-year-old children. The study compared the development of a group of children (N = 403) who attended the preschool program on a half-day basis during the 1999-2000 school year (the last year the half-day program was in place) with the development of a group of children (N = 418)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Henry, Gary T.; Henderson, Laura W.; Ponder, Bentley D.; Gordon, Craig S.; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Rickman, Dana K. – 2003
The Georgia Prekindergarten Program was established in 1993 to provide the state's 4-year-olds with high-quality preschool experiences. The Early Childhood Study followed the development of young children attending programs funded through the Prekindergarten (Pre-K) Program or Head Start and children eligible for the Pre-K program attending…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Care, Child Care Effects, Child Care Quality