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Child Welfare
There are two types of definitions for the term “child welfare”: narrow and broad. Broadly speaking, “child welfare” refers to developmental and...
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Child Survival and Health
The state of development with regard to child health in modern sovereign states can be measured by the state’s intervention with, and resolution of,...
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Structures and systems influencing quality improvement in Australian early childhood education and care centres
This study assessed the impact of structural characteristics on quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) outcomes in an Australian national...
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Child Development: Responding to Children’s Literature
Both teachers and parents aspire to provide children with enriching and age-appropriate literary experiences. This chapter tackles SDG4 (Quality...
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A Vision for High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care
This chapter reports on the complexities of making early childhood teaching effective. The motivation to be an early childhood teacher often lies...
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The Problem Behind the Problem: Applying Human-Centered Design to Child Care in Flint
In response to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA, early childhood education was one of the targets of intervention and prevention for children...
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Profiles of Quality in Three Distinct Early Childhood Programs Using the Brief Early Childhood Quality Inventory (BEQI)
Quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) is important for young children’s holistic healthy development. As ECCE scales, contextually...
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School as a Sanctuary: Trauma-Informed Care to Nurture Child Well-Being in High-Poverty Schools
Can schools become sanctuaries of well-being and care, rather than perpetuating or overlooking trauma? There is a growing call to investigate how...
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Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care Through Leadership and Organizational Learning
Early childhood education and care years (ECEC) are crucial in children's lives, as they form the foundation for further development. A high-quality...
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The role of digital technologies in supporting quality improvement in Australian early childhood education and care settings
This national study explored the role of digital technologies in early childhood education and care settings and whether they could contribute to...
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Increasing the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care Through Organizational Development and Professional Learning
High-quality early childhood education and care environments are particularly important for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Indeed,...
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Quality of Teacher–Child Relationships: An Exploration of its Effect on Children’s Emergent Literacy Skills
The current study aims to examine the way in which teachers’ and children’s perceptions about their relationships influence children’s emergent...
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Gaps in Care: (E)quality ECEC in Nordic Early Childhoods
This chapter indicates the importance of quality care using Denmark as an example where (e)quality is still a considerable challenge. Despite a...
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The Environment for Child Survival and Development
Broadly speaking, the “environment for child survival and development” refers to the circumstances in which children live, and which have an impact...
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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Child Care Providers: Insights from a Rural US State
Family child care (FCC) programs are a vital, yet vulnerable resource. Data from an online, statewide survey of 161 FCC owners in a rural state...
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The Inclusion of Children with Autism in Day Care Centers: Staff Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge
The continued increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has important implications for early childhood educational settings. The...
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Interaction Quality Among Children, Staff and Parents in German ECEC Centres in the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres implemented various protective and hygiene measures. Some of these,...
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Building Professional Capital for High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Care
The chapter introduces professional capital as a theoretical framework of understanding and reference for the ongoing work with quality in early...
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Uptake of the child care expense deduction: exploring factors associated with the use of the child care expense deduction among families with a child under 12 years
The Canadian government implemented the child care expense deduction in 1972, a policy initiative intended to offset the financial cost of child care...