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Woods, Adell; Mannion, Arlene; Garrity, Sheila – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, was launched in Ireland in 2009. The framework is applicable in all settings where children in the 0-6-year range are present; this includes all early years settings and the first two years of primary schools, referred to as "infant classes" in the Irish context. This article shares the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
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Emily Whyte; Bryan McCann; Paul McCarthy; Sharon Jackson – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Care-experienced children and young people are likely to experience early adversities that place them at increased risk of developing physical and mental health difficulties. Physical activity can help address the varied needs and interests of care-experienced children and young people and become a tool to manage mental health and well-being…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Influences, Children, Adolescents
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Shelly Newstead; Pete King – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Playwork is a recognised profession in the United Kingdom (UK) and is currently a growing area of interest internationally. However, debates about the nature and purpose of playwork have raged in the playwork field since the profession was invented in the early adventure playgrounds. This study is the first to capture data about what the now…
Descriptors: Play, Advocacy, Playgrounds, Children
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Eleni Tympa; Vasiliki Karavida; Athanasia Siaviki – Child Care in Practice, 2024
The aim of this study was to find out if educational activities about friendship can lead to children's well-being, socialization and adaptation in the preschool setting according to parents' perceptions. It is generally accepted that there are strong links between subjective feelings of well-being and companionship (family solidarity and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Friendship, Parent Attitudes
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Zucchetti, G.; Ciappina, S.; Geuna, T.; Nichelli, F.; Biondi, A.; Camera, F.; Ripaldi, M.; Fagioli, F. – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Purpose: Oncological diseases, especially if experienced in the first 3 years of life, expose young children to conditions of serious physical and emotional stress causing delays in their physical development, cognitive acquisitioning and issues related to their emotional and social functioning. This study examines the effects of the participation…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Cancer, Early Childhood Education
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Flynn, Susan – Child Care in Practice, 2021
The professionalisation of social care practice in Ireland, after a period of dormancy, has experienced rapid advancement toward statutory regulation and reform. Yet, the limited literature available in Ireland on the subject matter, almost exclusively predates these changes. This paper presents a theoretically informed commentary on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Evidence Based Practice, Caseworkers
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Maria Lotty; Eleanor Bantry-White; Audrey Dunn-Galvin – Child Care in Practice, 2024
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of foster carers' and multidisciplinary practitioners' perceptions of foster carers' needs and existing practices in foster care in Ireland. This study explored participants' perceptions of the development of a trauma-informed care (TIC) psychoeducational intervention for foster carers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trauma Informed Approach, Foster Care, Child Caregivers
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Elizabeth Lyttle; Paul McCafferty; Brian J. Taylor – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Context: Adoption can provide a lifetime of benefits for children. Some adoptions however, experience severe challenges resulting in disruption, with children leaving home prematurely. Method: This qualitative study in Northern Ireland used interviews with parents from thirteen families whose adoptions had disrupted, to explore their perspective…
Descriptors: Adoption, Parent Attitudes, Social Services, Family Relationship
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Suchitporn Lersilp; Supawadee Putthinoi; Napalai Chaimaha – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Introduction: Learning environment is an important factor in the development of preschool children. However, those who have different learning styles and sensory behaviors might not reach the same achievements in the same learning environments. The objective of this study aimed to develop a guideline program that considers learning environments,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Student Diversity
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Sapwarobol Suwimol; Tirapongporn Hataichanok – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the impact of a novel multicomponent nutrition education program (United for Healthier Kids; U4HK) on the diet consumed during school lunch among preschool children. Methods: The program comprised four tools: hero plates, hero content, hero menus, and hero books and stickers. The program was implemented for 16…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Nutrition, Dietetics, Program Evaluation
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Diaz, Clive; Hill, Lauren – Child Care in Practice, 2020
The last twenty-five years have seen an erosion of the public sector with whole industries being sold off and made into private companies. Even those roles that have remained in the public sector have undergone enormous change, with the importation of ideas and practices formally associated with businesses. Reforms have led to cost-cutting and an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Social Change, Development
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Edna Orr; Rinat Caspi – Child Care in Practice, 2025
The association between parents' work-family conflicts and children's academic outcomes is an understudied topic. The present research investigates the role of quadratic measures--parental working hours' scale, parental age, parental interaction quality, and learning materials at home--in children's cognitive outcomes. It employs a community…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Children, Parents, Work Life Expectancy
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Hester, Sally; Moran, Lisa; Richards, Elizabeth – Child Care in Practice, 2022
The paper focuses on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which sets standards for children's care, development and education in England from birth to five years old. Analysing the EYFS, as comprised of knowledge and discourses that inform, and are informed by broader cultural understandings of childhood and development, we argue that the way…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Standards, Young Children
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van Schelven, Femke; Boeije, Hennie; Inhulsen, Maj-Britt; Sattoe, Jane; Rademakers, Jany – Child Care in Practice, 2021
There is a growing recognition that research and implementation projects should be carried out "with" or "by" young people with chronic conditions, instead of "about" or "for" them. The current study aimed to explore how young people with chronic conditions experience their involvement in a participatory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chronic Illness, Late Adolescents, Young Adults
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Sonkola, Kennedy; Kvalsvig, Jane Dene; Brouwer, Inge; Holding, Penny; Taylor, Myra – Child Care in Practice, 2021
While it is well-accepted that mothers play a key role in child health outcomes, the role of the father is less well understood. This study, the first of two investigations of the relationship between the social environment and child health, growth and development, was nested in a child nutrition programme carried out in Kwale County. At present…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Parent Influence, Decision Making
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