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Kristín Dýrfjörð – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2024
This article critically analyses the dynamic role of the Preschool Teachers' Union in Iceland, tracing its strategic moves within the educational and political spheres from inception to the present. The union's formative years were marked by a fight to become a fully fledged union and active participation in foundational negotiations that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preschool Teachers
Connors-Tadros, Lori; Northey, Kaitlin; Frede, Ellen; Hodges, Katherine; Jost, Tracy – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2021
In the United States, state-level agencies manage a variety of early care and education (ECE) programs serving children birth through age 5, including publicly funded preschool programs. A state office of early learning (SOEL) often oversees and manages select early childhood programs. SOELs typically have a significant role in such tasks as…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Early Childhood Education, Administrative Organization, Organizational Effectiveness
Beth Marie Heyne – ProQuest LLC, 2024
High-quality early childhood program options are in high demand not only because research has solidified the importance of early childhood experiences on human development but also because most households have all available adults participating in the labor force. Sustainability of the early care and education workforce is a common problem of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Child Care, Educational Quality
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2019
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) educates over 71,000 students in pre-school through grade twelve and impacts the lives of thousands more through the Non-DoD School Program (NDSP) and Local Education Agency grants program. This annual report represents an essential tool for communication and accountability. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement
Summers, Susan Janko, Ed.; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Integrating infant mental health services into early education programs leads to better child outcomes and stronger parent-child relationships--the big question is how to do it appropriately and effectively. Clear answers are in this accessible textbook, created to prepare early childhood professionals and programs to weave best practices in…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Mental Health Programs