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Chandwania, Dhruv; Natu, Abhijit – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The day-to-day environment surrounding the child influences its physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. The study was conducted to understand how the perception of children and their parents about the outdoor play spaces influences their outdoor participation. Face-to-face interviews with parents, a walk-along interview with children and audit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Parents, Outdoor Education
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Sitati, Emmily M.; Ndirangu, Mwangi; Kennedy, Bota; Rapongo, George S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In 2006, the Kenyan Ministry of Education (MoE) developed an early childhood development education (ECDE) service standard guidelines to guide the ECDE stakeholders in provision of early childhood education (ECE) programmes. The study sought to investigate the implementation of the ECDE service standard guidelines on provision of physical…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers
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Medcalf, Neva Ann; Hoffman, Thomas J.; Boatwright, Cassie – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
During a regular free writing time in class, children in Kindergarten through sixth grade in various areas of the city were given the writing prompt,"My dreams for the world". Writing samples were collected from an elementary school in an affluent area of the city, an elementary and a middle school in a low socio-economic area, and an…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Children, Elementary School Students, Self Actualization
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Petrie, Pat – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Compares 66 infants cared for by registered child minders and 40 infants cared for at 15 day nurseries in London, using interviews and observation. Compares both types of service on finding a place, stability of caregivers, quality of service, interaction with children, and communication with parents. Suggests changes in current government…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Facilities