... of family policy areas—specifically early childhood education and care, employment leaves, and child-related financial support—in 22 high-income countries is associated with a range of potential explanatory factors. The chapter places gender at the fore but examines its patterning in the context of other...

...This chapter covers the definition of in-home childcare and introduces the broad trends that underpin the restructuring of early childhood education and care and domestic care work. This includes an overview of recent trends and shifts surrounding women’s and maternal workforce participation...

... by nannies, in Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada since the 1970s. In contrast to childminding or family day care provided in the home of the carer, in-home care takes place in the child’s home. The research extends beyond the early childhood education and care domain to consider how migration policy...

...Chapter Two explores how the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) Head Start program became an integral part of Mississippi’s civil rights movement from 1965 to 1968. The early childhood education program provided employment opportunities for black activists who lost their jobs because...

...This chapter examines the extent to which disadvantaged children are able to access high quality early childhood education and care in Germany. Germany is experiencing a rapid expansion of provision in the ECEC sector, particularly in the western part of the country, where levels of provision were...

...This chapter examines successive schools of thought in early childhood education that have encouraged the exploration of urban environments by young children. These traditions have pursued similar aims, from creative self-expression and democratic decision making to collaborative learning among...

...This chapter concerns theory and research relevant to child development and early childhood education and care (ECEC), which is a key ecology for human development. In this chapter, the authors provide an overview of the organizational features and processes important to understanding...

...Oxford University Press Understanding the contextual work experiences of early childhood educators is a critical component to addressing expulsion. Our society’s lack of support for the workforce has placed teachers in an impossible position—torn between meeting the needs of an entire classroom...

... parents and family administrators voluntary withdrawal recommending external resources in process model workplace culture and climate preschool early childhood education exclusion discipline classroom C6.P1 When Noel (pseudonym) was born, his mom, Mia (pseudonym), was living alone...

... of ways young children enacted their agency to learn and develop. Drawing upon critical literature at the intersections of early childhood education, immigration and schooling, bilingual education, learning sciences, cultural studies in education, developmental psychology and educational leadership...

... cultural community Howes C responsive teaching Rogoff B practices professional development sociocultural theory Phillips D dual language learners beliefs National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education peer play Hrdy S quality relationships Attachment Q set Mueller N Vandell D...

... culturally relevant professional development early childhood education child care cultural congruence culturally responsive teaching child care quality race socialization parenting African American sociocultural context ethnic minority When I was a young child, I was the only African...

...The federal and state governments are investing heavily in providing public early child care and education for young children, in part based on an extensive research literature. Due to the high priority on early childhood education, there has been increasing attention to methodological issues...

... interactions beliefs Central America Latina Parent Attitudes about Child Care ECE quantitative methods respect trust cultural framework methodology cultural practice language minority parenting qualitative method early childhood education sociocultural context ethnic/racial minority child care...

... teaching child care quality teacher–child relationship policy race ethnicity racial/ethnic diversity teacher training early childhood education The integrative framework for the development of secure and positive relationships within child care laid out by Carollee Howes in chapter 1...

... A Nind M Noble E Pennington L OWL Observe Wait Listen strategy social interactions in daycare settings Burke N Musical Development Matters document early childhood music speech language communication early childhood education communication interaction musical play Early education...

...0 30 07 2024 This chapter focuses on the classroom as a context for academic and cultural learning in early childhood education. Drawing on findings from three research studies, it explores perspectives on academic and cultural learning from contemporary sociocultural theories, and national...

...0 30 07 2024 The kindergarten education policy in Hong Kong advocates child-centeredness and play-based pedagogy. Meanwhile, Chinese values of diligence, conformity, and obedience are rooted in the community and manifested in early childhood education policy and practice. This chapter examines...

... Wu C L early childhood education educational system schools for the deaf residential state schools for the Deaf state residential schools for the Deaf Bauman H D L Burke M Chainarong N Chong V Y Hidalgo N Ladd P Ruiz Williams E “Mix It Up” Lunch curriculum Teaching Tolerance Bemak F...

... exploratory behavior as play play play ethos Keywords Play playful learning guided play early childhood education elementary learning informal learning academic readiness academic achievement “If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission...