Group Care for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos

Group Care for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
Author: Deborah J. Norris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-02-12
Genre: Child care
ISBN: 9780815373261

This volume extends the knowledge base supporting research-informed child care for infants and toddlers, while simultaneously highlighting areas of study ripe for future research. This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Education and Development.

Group Care for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos

Group Care for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
Author: Deborah J. Norris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2019-10-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351243799

This volume extends the knowledge base supporting research-informed child care for infants and toddlers, while simultaneously highlighting areas of study ripe for future research. The authors demonstrate from a systems perspective, that the experiences and outcomes of very young children in child care are influenced by characteristics of and interactions between the children, adults, and settings. Varying methodological approaches as well as the utilization of newer data collection instruments inform the field’s understanding of current practices and procedures while offering guidance for future programming and policy. In turn, the chapters highlight a plethora of open questions and a need for a new generation of research to support the field of infant/toddler care. Future challenges are evident in the recognition of the inadequate nature of our current measures of child outcomes and classroom processes, the field’s unmet promise to incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives, and the need for newer methodological designs that blend the strengths of quantitative and qualitative approaches. These issues are important given the growing demand for infant/toddler care and the increasing recognition of the unique role of this age period in serving as the foundation for all later development. This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Education and Development.

Curriculum in Early Childhood Education

Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
Author: Jennifer J. Mueller
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2019-06-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351594710

Curriculum in Early Childhood Education: Re-examined, Reclaimed, Renewed critically and thoroughly examines key questions, aims, and approaches in early childhood curricula. Designed to provide a theoretical and philosophical foundation for examining teaching and learning in the early years, this fully updated and timely second edition provokes discussion and analysis among all readers. What influences operate (both historically and currently) to impact what happens in young children's classrooms? Whose perspectives are dominant and whose are ignored? What values are explicit and implicit? Each chapter gives readers a starting point for re-examining key topics, encourages a rich exchange of ideas in the university classroom, and provides a valuable resource for professionals. This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the current complexities and tensions inherent in curricular decision-making and features attention to policy, standardization, play, and diversity, providing readers with historical context, current theories, and new perspectives for the field. Curriculum in Early Childhood Education is essential reading for those seeking to examine curriculum in early childhood and develop a stronger understanding of how theories and philosophies intersect with the issues that accompany the creation and implementation of learning experiences.

Foundations of Responsive Caregiving

Foundations of Responsive Caregiving
Author: Jean Barbre
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2012-12-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1605540854

Learn the foundations of responsive caregiving and create and sustain environments that foster young children's growth and development.

Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers - Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Principles Into Practice

Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers - Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Principles Into Practice
Author: Stephanie Petrie
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1843101173

The contributors explain the main elements of the RIE approach and show how it can be applied in state-run and independent day care and family homes. Illustrated with examples of good practice in a range of settings, this practical introduction is a resource for parents and child care professionals, as well as those who evaluate child care provision.

Infants, Toddlers, and Families

Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Author: Martha Farrell Erickson
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2002-03-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781572307780

The first three years of life play a crucial role in setting the stage for later adjustment and success. For children with disabilities, children at risk, and even for healthy infants and toddlers born into well-functioning families, support and early intervention can foster optimal growth and development. This concise and readable guide presents a developmentally sound framework for strengths-based intervention with parents and young children. The volume is filled with practical suggestions for building positive family relationships, cultivating parental knowledge and understanding of child development, and enhancing family support systems. Also featured is an extensive annotated bibliography that describes a wealth of additional resources for professionals and parents. Grounded in research and informed by wisdom from the field, this book provides essential knowledge and skills for professionals and students across a range of health care, social service, and educational disciplines.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education
Author: Donna Couchenour
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 1567
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483340341

The general public often views early childhood education as either simply “babysitting” or as preparation for later learning. Of course, both viewpoints are simplistic. Deep understanding of child development, best educational practices based on development, emergent curriculum, cultural competence and applications of family systems are necessary for high-quality early education. Highly effective early childhood education is rare in that it requires collaboration and transitions among a variety of systems for children from birth through eight years of age. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education presents in three comprehensive volumes advanced research, accurate practical applications of research, historical foundations and key facts from the field of contemporary early childhood education. Through approximately 425 entries, this work includes all areas of child development – physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional, aesthetic – as well as comprehensive review of best educational practices with young children, effective preparation for early childhood professionals and policy making practices, and addresses such questions as: · How is the field of early childhood education defined? · What are the roots of this field of study? · How is the history of early childhood education similar to yet different from the study of public education? · What are the major influences on understandings of best practices in early childhood education?

Innovations

Innovations
Author: Kay M. Albrecht
Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876592144

"Innovations: The Comprehensive Toddler Curriculum" is a complete, interactive curriculum for toddlers from 18 to 36 months. In addition to a wealth of activities and experiences, "The Comprehensive Toddler Curriculum" includes assessment tools, how to set up the physical environment, ways to partner with parents, and much more. It combines accessible theory with practical applications for beginning and experienced teachers. The only complete curriculum for toddlers available, this resource has everything you need to build an interactive program for toddlers. Dr. Kay Albrecht lives in Houston TX. Dr. Linda G. Miller, Ed.D. lives in Slapout, Alabama.

Power and Emotion in Infant-Toddler Day Care

Power and Emotion in Infant-Toddler Day Care
Author: Robin Lynn Leavitt
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1994-07-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780791418864

A provocative ethnography of the lived experiences of infants and toddlers in day care centers.