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Download full textFulmer, Elizabeth H. – 1992
A project was developed and implemented to increase developmentally appropriate activities for children in 79 Orange County, Florida, public schools participating in the Extended Day Enrichment Program (EDEP). Personnel from the EDEP were enlisted to produce curriculum kits, resource portfolios, cultural immersion workshops, and music, art, dance,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Art Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education
Filby, Nikola; Lambert, Vicki – Knowledge Brief, 1990
At the elementary school level, promising new early intervention programs, such as the Reading Recovery Program (RRP), show ways to succeed with students in the primary grades. The RRP targeted the poorest readers in a first grade class, who were given supplemental, one-to-one planned lessons for 30 minutes each day by a specially trained teacher.…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedShaunessey, Tara – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 2001
Reviews Click's book, which explains the development of children during middle childhood; discusses the role of the many individuals involved in a child care facility; introduces developmentally appropriate practices and programs for cultural and linguistic diversity; and describes how to implement a variety of activities. Finds that despite…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Book Reviews, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Scofield, Richard T., Ed. – School-Age Notes, 1996
These 12 newsletter issues provide support and information for providers of child care for school-age children. The featured articles for each month are: (1) "To Be a Caregiver Again"; (2) "When To Talk to Parents"; (3) "NSACA (National School-Age Care Alliance) Launches Accreditation Pilot"; (4) "A New Way of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Conflict Resolution
Wardle, Francis – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Notes the increase in after-school programs for school-age children and discusses ways to meet the outdoor play needs of this age group. Stresses the need to recognize the unique physical, cognitive, and social needs of school-age children; offers suggestions for developing or modifying playgrounds to meet those needs. (TJQ)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Age Differences, Child Safety, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Scofield, Richard T., Ed. – School-Age NOTES, 2003
This document is comprised of the 12 monthly issues of a newsletter providing support and information for providers of child care for school-age children. The featured articles for each month are: (1) "Transitions: Opportunities to Connect" (September); (2) "Art for All Kinds of Smarts" (October); (3) "Teasing and Bullying…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Art Activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedDimensions of Early Childhood, 1993
Discusses research on school-age child care programs and highlights three particularly significant issues: space constraints, staffing problems, and high summer enrollments. Discusses the place of school-age care in education reform and suggests that school-age care programs be modeled after the home rather than the school. (BB)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Ancillary School Services, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
Harms, Thelma; And Others – 1996
The School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) presented in this booklet is a comprehensive rating scale for school-age child care programs that is based on criteria for developmental appropriateness for this age group. The SACERS is intended to be used in center-based care rather than in family child care homes. The booklet begins with an…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Check Lists, Child Health, Childhood Needs
Payne, Patricia – 1995
Due to a lack of initial orientation training for school-age child care staff, the childcare program for 6- to 18-year-olds, located at an Air Force installation, was not fully acquainting new employees with the developmental needs of school-age children. Because of a lack of financial resources to conduct extensive training, high turnover of…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Education, After School Programs, Caregiver Training
Smith, Susan L. – 1996
Concerns about the quality of a before- and after-school program on an overseas military installation arose due to low staff morale, caregivers' lack of training and experience, and child behavior problems. This practicum project devised and implemented a 10-week training program to increase staff knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
