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Making it explicit – Sustained shared thinking dialogue as a way to explore children's perspectives on quality in German early childhood education and care

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract To negotiate quality in early childhood education and care, we must ask from different perspectives what constitutes a good centre for children. The children themselves have only recently been identified as a resource to contribute to that discussion.
Katrin Macha, Frauke Hildebrandt, Caroline Wronski, Jan Lonnemann, Mathias Urban   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The future in a bubble: Supporting Finnish early childhood professionals working in diverse settings

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this study was to contribute to the knowledge about early childhood education and care (ECEC) personnel's perception of the support structures that are most effective in assisting them in their work with culturally and linguistically diverse children.
Alexandra C. Anton, Juli‐Anna Aerila, Elizabeth A. Steed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lone parents and informal childcare: A tax credit childcare subsidy? [PDF]

, 2006
The Labour government aims to increase the lone parent employment rate to 70 per cent by 2010. To achieve this aim, it has introduced a state subsidy for childcare in the form of the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit.
Finch, Naomi, Skinner, Christine
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How can welfare regime and production regime theories explain differences in schools’ ability grouping policies? A comparative study using the PISA school survey

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg, Girma Berhanu, Lena Fridlund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding family childcare educators’ experiences in Alberta, Canada: a focus group study

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
Given the unique challenges of offering childcare in home-based settings, specialized support is needed to help family childcare educators offer high-quality early learning and childcare.
Laura Woodman, Rhonda Breitkreuz, Rebecca Gokiert, Adam M. Galovan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study on the influencing factors of childcare needs and their operation mechanism among parents with children aged 0–3 years in China—an empirical analysis based on a mixed methods study

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundExploring and analyzing the factors influencing parents’ demand for childcare is essential for improving the quality of childcare services. However, there is a lack of empirical studies that effectively explore the factors influencing demand ...
Huanhuan Li, Bingyu Duan, Yuhuan Zhang, Mingci Chen, Yifang Wang, Huijuan Di   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Childcare centre for work efficiency of employed parents: perception analysis for business prospects [PDF]

South Asian Journal of Marketing
Purpose – This study aims to explore whether the working parents' perception about the necessity of childcare centres for their work efficiency is associated with their anxieties and concerns related to their dual responsibilities, i.e.
Zarin Khan Moon, Md. Mahedi Hasan
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Philadelphia's Uncertified Childcare Providers [PDF]

, 2016
Reinvestment Fund's ChildCare Map provides information about the location, size, and quality of early childcare centers operating in Philadelphia.
Ira Goldstein, Jacob Rosch
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How far behind in number are socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils when they start school in England?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the gap in number skills between socioeconomically disadvantaged and non‐disadvantaged children in the first year of compulsory schooling in England. Past research mostly relies on statutory assessment data collected towards the end of the first year of school and does not show the attainment gap associated with ...
Martin Culliney, Joanne Robson
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons from the pandemic: Gender inequality in childcare and the emergence of a gender mental health gap among parents in Germany [PDF]

Demographic Research
BACKGROUND: The gender gap in mental health that emerged in Germany during the pandemic grew disproportionally among partnered parents. The question arises as to why mothers – compared to fathers – experienced greater declines in mental health when ...
Nicole Hiekel, Mine Kühn
doaj   +1 more source