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Longstreth, Sascha; Garrity, Sarah; Ritblatt, Shulamit N.; Olson, Kelsey; Virgilio, Ashley; Dinh, Hilary; Padamada, Shane – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
This study aims to address gaps in the literature on continuity of care through focus group interviews with teachers at public early care and education programs in San Diego County, California, USA. To better understand various perspectives on continuity of care, focus groups were conducted at programs that currently practice continuity of care,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Logue, Mary Ellin; Love, John M. – Principal, 1992
Home/kindergarten transition activities comprise two distinct categories: those involving coordination or communication between school and preschool levels and those including parents as participants. Transition activities are more often found in schools with a prekindergarten program, a high poverty level among families served, and considerable…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Individual Differences
Aspen Systems Corp., Rockville, MD. – 1997
Successful early childhood program transitions involve the coordination and continuation of developmental and comprehensive services from birth through age eight. This guide is designed to facilitate the successful transition of children and their families into and out of Early Head Start and Head Start programs and assists in planning for daily…
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Professional Development
May, Deborah C.; Kundert, Deborah K. – Executive Educator, 1992
Despite teacher layoffs and program eliminations across United States, extra-year programs before kindergarten or between kindergarten and first grade are booming. Such developmental retentions are costly and could lead to higher incidence of dropping out. Schools should be ready for each child. Early-grade teachers and principals must reject…
Descriptors: Costs, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1997
Recognizing that children who experience continuity as they enter formal education are more likely to sustain their earlier gains than children who do not experience continuity, this document provides guidelines for preschool, Head Start, and elementary teachers and administrators on transition procedures. An executive summary begins the document.…
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten

Mangione, Peter L.; Speth, Timothy – Elementary School Journal, 1998
Describes a framework supporting continuity in early childhood and in turn smoothing young children's transitions, including transition to elementary school. Model's elements are families as partners, shared leadership, comprehensive and responsive services, culture and home language, communication, knowledge and skill development, appropriate…
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship
Fabian, Hilary – Education 3-13, 2005
This article focuses on the transition that children make from the outdoor area in the Foundation Stage to the school playground in Key Stage One. With the recent emphasis on outdoor learning in the Foundation Stage it looks at the way in which one school has attempted to overcome discontinuity in learning between key stages by making learning…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Educational Environment, Transitional Programs, Articulation (Education)
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1986
This booklet provides a variety of ideas for preschool and kindergarten teachers and administrators interested in working cooperatively to establish linkages and ease the transition between educational settings for young children and their families. Benefits of facilitating transition for children, parents, and teachers and keys to successful…
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Neuman, Michelle J. – 2001
This paper explores efforts to link early childhood education and care (ECEC) with schools in countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), other than the United States. The first part of the paper discusses the context for children's transitions from ECEC to school, the ways in which transitions are understood,…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE), Tallahassee, FL. – 1997
Planning for smooth transitions of young children and their families receiving educational and other services evolved out of a concern for providing continuity in the environment of young children. This document of the SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE), a consortium of educational organizations devoted to promoting and supporting…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Definitions, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education
Peters, Sally – Teachers and Curriculum, 2005
When children start school it is not just a transition to a new physical context, but also an entry point to a new "culture" where aspects of teaching, learning and assessment are different, and hence what it means to be a learner is constructed differently. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in making links between…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Minimum Competencies, Curriculum Development, Alignment (Education)
Peters, Sally – 2000
The way in which children's transition to primary school is managed can set the stage not only for children's school success, but also their response to future transitions. This study examined transition experiences of young children, their families, and their early childhood and primary school teachers, by means of interviews and detailed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Teachers
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Early Childhood and Family Education Unit. – 1996
This report has two aims: (1) to stimulate discussion on issues, strategies, and possible activities at the international level relevant to the links between early childhood development and education and primary education; and (2) to gather additional ideas and information on relevant experiences and structures, to be included in a more…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience
Lombardi, Joan – 1992
In the early childhood field, the word "transition" is used to describe the period of time that falls between two different types of activities, as well as the time periods in which children move from home to school, from school to after-school activities, from one activity to another within a preschool, or from preschool to…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Day Care, Developmental Continuity, Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Richardson, Lesley – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1997
Examines transition of children from home or preschool to school in Australia and New Zealand. Almost all Australian states have a "reception" or kindergarten full-day year in school prior to Year 1, few have common entry ages, and most use a variety of enrollment procedures. Emphasizes need for continuity to smooth transitions and…
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries
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