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Vásquez-Echeverría, Alejandro; Tomás, Clementina; González, Meliza; Rodríguez, Juan I.; Alvarez-Nuñez, Lucía; Liz, Maite; Pérez, Mónica; Rudnitzky, Fanny; Berón, Cristian; Gariboto, Giorgina; Lopez Boo, Florencia – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Measurement of early childhood development at the population level has traditionally been neglected in Latin America. In this context, Uruguay stands out for having two population-based protocols: the Nutrition, Child Development and Health Survey (ENDIS), a home survey, and the School Readiness - Child Development Inventory (INDI). This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Socioeconomic Status, Sex
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Bigras, Nathalie; Lemay, Lise; Bouchard, Caroline; Eryasa, Joell – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This paper aims to describe the quality of play as offered by early childhood educators working with four-year-olds within an educational childcare service. It also aims to identify the correlation between the quality of play support and a child's cognitive, language and socio-emotional development. Finally, it focuses on the factors associated…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Educational Quality
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Kelmanson, Igor A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Background: Recurrent respiratory infections (RRI) are among most common diseases in school-aged children. Little is known about possible associations between RRI and children psychological well-being. Aim: To study possible associations between RRI in junior school pupils and their emotional/behavioural characteristics. Methods: The RRI group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communicable Diseases, Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Haapsamo, Helena; Kuusikko-Gauffin, Sanna; Carter, Alice S.; Pollock-Wurman, Rachel; Ebeling, Hanna; Joskitt, Leena; Larinen, Katja; Soini, Hannu; Pihlaja, Paivi; Moilanen, Irma – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
Developmental needs should be assessed in early infancy and followed longitudinally to improve identification, prevention and intervention efforts.The objective was to examine the relationship between competencies and areas of need in toddlers' development, and to describe the properties and utility of the Brief Infant Toddler Social-Emotional…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Competence, Foreign Countries
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Leung, Chi-hung – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
Parents in Hong Kong believe that play is harmful to children's studies and socio-emotional development. However, the term "eduplay" was first introduced by Rao and Li, a form of play-based education with "Chinese characteristics". This term captures the beliefs of teachers and parents about how learning could happen through…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Play, Early Childhood Education