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Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions in Early Child Care Centers in Bangladesh: Measurement and Training
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Helmerhorst, 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
Caregiver's Mind-Mindedness in Early Center-Based Childcare
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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
Reasoning as a Pedagogical Strategy in Infant-Addressed Talk in Early Childhood Education Centres: Relationships with Educators' Qualifications and Communicative Function
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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
Child Care Quality in the Netherlands over the Years: A Closer Look
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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