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Inclusion of Infants and Toddlers: Perspectives from Childcare Providers
Infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds with disabilities or developmental delays often participate in center-based childcare. Just like other care and...
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Feasibility of a Mental Wellbeing Program for Rural Family Childcare Home Providers
Childcare providers experience a variety of mental and physical challenges that impact their personal wellbeing as well as the quality of care they...
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“I help them see their potential”: The role of Cultural Navigators in Supporting the Professional Development of Immigrant and Refugee Family Childcare Providers
Cultural navigators (CNs) serve as a bridge between immigrants and refugees and receiving communities. CNs help individuals from minoritized cultural...
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Preparation for Adaptation of Intensive Early Intervention for Toddlers with ASD: Childcare Providers’ Perspectives on Training Approach
Many parents of toddlers and young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face challenges in identifying community childcare centers that are...
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Understanding the Perceptions, Practices, and Barriers of Physical Activity Opportunities in Toddler Classroom: A Qualitative Study in Toddler Childcare Providers
Despite childcare providers’ substantial interaction with toddlers, very little is known about providers’ perception of toddlers’ physical activity...
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Burnout and Perceptions of Child Behavior Among Childcare Professionals
Burnout is an increasing concern among working professionals; however, relatively little research has examined burnout among those in the childcare...
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Black Family Childcare Providers’ Roles as Community Mothers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This chapter focuses on the experiences and perspectives of six state-licensed Black women family childcare providers, who served in an urban...
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Preferences and Challenges in Access to Childcare Programs: A Mixed-Methods Study with Newcomers to Canada
Childcare programs enable newcomers’ adaptation and integration to life in the host country by allowing them to access employment and educational...
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Strengthening Early Childhood Education and Care in a “Childcare Desert”
High-quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is an important component of thriving communities. It is central to the socio-emotional and...
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Screen Time Policy in Alberta Childcare Centres
Increasing amounts of screen time among young children has become a growing concern. Childcare centres maybe one important setting to intervene. This...
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Maternal Well-Being and the Transition to Childcare: Impact of Caregiver Support
The current study examines the association between the mother-caregiver relationship and the psychological well-being of 533 mothers who transitioned...
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Perceived Barriers and Facilitators in Infant–Toddler Day care Inclusion: The Childcare Professionals’ Point of View
This research aims to analyse the barriers and facilitators to enrolling a toddler in inclusive day care facilities. Data were gathered from ten ( N =...
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An Examination of Suspension & Expulsion in Community Childcare Centers Two Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic
Suspension and expulsion have been documented concerns in childcare centers throughout the United States for nearly 20 years. This study examined...
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Challenges Faced by Childcare Directors During COVID-19: Leading During A Global Pandemic
Childcare centers have faced many stressors both during and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on stress and co** theories, this study...
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Reforming Inspection of Childcare Provision: Lessons from Israel
This study explores the impact of transitioning from structural quality to process quality in the regulation of Early Childhood Education and Care...
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Development of a Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Policy for Canadian Childcare Settings: A Delphi Study
This study aimed to obtain consensus on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) policy items for use in Canadian childcare settings....
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Barriers to Implementing a Healthy Habits Curriculum in Early Childhood Education: Perspectives from Childcare Providers and Teachers
With increasing rates of childhood obesity in the United States, it is important to develop effective curricula that helps children learn and...
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Expulsion from Community Childcare Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of One State’s Practices
Expulsion has been a well-documented practice in early learning centers throughout the United States. The present study attempted to describe...
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Simulating employment and fiscal effects of public investment in high-quality universal childcare in the UK
This paper simulates the likely fiscal and employment effects of a vast public annual investment programme of free universal high-quality early...
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Family Child Care Providers’ Experiences of Implementing the COVID-19 Guidelines: Implications for Future Emergencies
The world has faced challenges from a variety of viral respiratory illnesses over the past few decades, including the 2002 Severe Acute Respiratory...