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Implementation of a Relationship-Based School Readiness Intervention: A Multidimensional Approach to Fidelity Measurement for Early Childhood
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Knoche, Lisa L.; Sheridan, Susan M.; Edwards, Carolyn P.; Osborn, Allison Q. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
The implementation efforts of 65 early childhood professionals involved in the Getting Ready project, an integrated, multi-systemic intervention that promotes school readiness through parent engagement for children from birth to age five, were investigated. Digital videotaped records of professionals engaged in home visits with families across…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Child Care Licensing Regulations and Child Care Quality in Four States.
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Gallagher, James J.; Rooney, Robin; Campbell, Susan – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Analyzed child care rules and regulations of four states from Child Care, Cost & Quality study. Found that the limited requirements set for child care personnel and community interaction departed substantially from professional judgments about what is needed in child care settings. Higher personnel standards, explicit emphasis on developmental…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Development, Day Care, Parent Caregiver Relationship
The Home-Daycare Link: Mapping Children's New World Order.
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Shpancer, Noam – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
Expansion of nonparental child care in the United States has led to increased scholarly attention to the link between home and day care experiences. This article summarizes and comments on the six central themes that define the home/day care literature, with the purpose of helping to organize existing knowledge on the home/day care link as well as…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Effects, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Parent-Caregiver Communication and Quality of Care.
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Ghazvini, Alisa S.; Readdick, Christine, A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1994
Investigated the relationship between parent-caregiver communication and child care quality in 12 child care centers representing different types of sponsorship. Compared to parents, caregivers rated all forms of parent-caregiver communication as more frequent and as more important. Frequency of parent-caregiver communication and quality of child…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Nap Schedules and Sleep Practices in Infant-Toddler Groups.
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Siren-Tiusanen, Helena; Robinson, Helja Antola – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2001
Analyzed sleep-wake schedules and nap times in multiage infant-toddler groups through three case studies in Finnish day care centers. Found complex interactions among family daily patterns, day care patterns, and young children's sleep disturbances. Identified major differences in day care practices regarding sleep quality related to timing,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Case Studies, Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment
Helpers, Mothers, and Preachers: The Multiple Roles and Discourses of Family Child Care Providers in an African-American Community.
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Bromer, Juliet – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2001
Examines communication and discourse styles of African American family child care providers serving low-income families, particularly the advice and help offered to parents. Caregiver interviews reveal ways providers combine both mainstream professional ideas and more indigenous conceptions of communication strategies and help-giving to provide…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Culture, Black Family, Blacks