Reexamining the Carolina abecedarian project using an antiracist perspective: Implications for early care and education research
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.09.001
Abstract: Abstract The Carolina Abecedarian Project helped to establish the understanding that early care and education experiences can have long-term positive impacts on educational, social-emotional, and health outcomes into adulthood. This article uses an antiracist lens… read more here.
Keywords: abecedarian project; research; carolina abecedarian; care education ... See more keywords
Meals for Good: An innovative community project to provide healthy meals to children in early care and education programs through food bank catering
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.10.015
Abstract: Innovative approaches to childhood obesity prevention are warranted in early care and education (ECE) settings, since intervening early among youth is recommended to promote and maintain healthy behaviors. The objective of the Meals for Good… read more here.
Keywords: project; food bank; care education; food ... See more keywords
Preventing unintentional injuries in US early care and education: Are state regulations sufficient?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.04.019
Abstract: Unintentional injuries are currently the leading cause of death among US children older than one. As many children spend significant time in non-parental child care, these injuries often occur outside of the home. This study… read more here.
Keywords: state; centers homes; child care; unintentional injuries ... See more keywords
Assessment of nutrition and physical activity practices using self-report and observation in early care and education across multiple US states
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980017000155
Abstract: Abstract Objective The National Early Care and Education Learning Collaboratives (ECELC) Project aims to promote healthy physical activity and nutrition environments, policies and practices in early care and education (ECE) programmes across multiple states. The… read more here.
Keywords: nutrition; care education; physical activity; activity ... See more keywords
Mixed-method assessment of caregiver feeding practices in early care and education centres during COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980022002452
Abstract: Abstract Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic changed early care and education (ECE) mealtimes. Feeding practices that support children’s emerging autonomy may support children’s healthy eating, but it is unknown whether and how COVID-19 changed feeding practices.… read more here.
Keywords: feeding; caregiver feeding; feeding practices; covid ... See more keywords
‘A different kind of normal’: parents’ experiences of early care and education for young children born prematurely
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DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2018.1471074
Abstract: ABSTRACT The number of preterm births is increasing globally and in England, yet professional knowledge about the short- and long-term developmental consequences and the psycho-social effect on parents is limited amongst the early years workforce.… read more here.
Keywords: born prematurely; children born; experiences early; parents experiences ... See more keywords
Special Issue: Early Care and Education Collaboration
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DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2017.1344033
Abstract: For the past two decades, the federal government, states, and communities have encouraged collaborations among child care, Head Start, and prekindergarten (pre-K) with the aim of supporting young children’s school readiness while also meeting the… read more here.
Keywords: head start; child care; care education; education ... See more keywords
Everyday Heroes: The Personal and Economic Stressors of Early Care and Education Teachers Serving Low-Income Children
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DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2020.1785266
Abstract: ABSTRACT Research findings This study uses newly available data on low-income children and their teachers in a mixed-delivery, publicly funded early care and education (ECE) system to document the prevalence of personal and economic stressors… read more here.
Keywords: low income; personal economic; income children; economic stressors ... See more keywords
Improving Early Care and Education Professionals’ Teaching Self-Efficacy and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Exploratory Study
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DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2020.1794246
Abstract: ABSTRACT Research Findings: Early care and education (ECE) professionals experience a myriad of challenges that adversely impact their well-being as well as their ability to have the greatest teaching impact on the children they serve.… read more here.
Keywords: self efficacy; early care; care education; teaching self ... See more keywords
Feasibility of a Multicomponent Program to Promote Physical Activity and Nutrition in Georgia Low-Income Early Care and Education Settings.
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DOI: 10.1089/chi.2018.0088
Abstract: BACKGROUND This article describes the process and intermediate outcomes from a program implemented in 65 Early Care and Education (ECE) centers serving low-income families throughout Georgia during the 2014-2017 school years. METHODS The HealthMPowers' Empowering… read more here.
Keywords: care education; physical activity; early care; program ... See more keywords
Promoting Deaf-Adults' Participation in Early Care and Education of Deaf Children.
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DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enac040
Abstract: Few studies exist on the early care and education (ECE) of children who are deaf in low-to-middle-income countries, and none examine the roles of deaf adults in such provision. A research base is needed to… read more here.
Keywords: deaf; early care; care education; deaf adults ... See more keywords