The foundations for successful child development are established in early childhood. Two
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …

The purpose of this study was to explore the quality of toddler childcare in Norway using the
Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised Edition (ITERS-R;[Harms, Thelma, Debby …

Abstract Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Norway has play, exploration, and
discovery as foundations for children's learning, but lacks a curriculum that describes and …

A large body of research has documented the role of self-regulation in academic skill
development for young children. However, few studies have investigated longitudinal and …

I denne rapporten presenteres dybdestudien i det longitudinelle forskningsprosjektet Gode
Barnehager for barn i Norge (GoBaN, www. goban. no). Med bakgrunn i hovedstudien ble et …

While research has investigated risk-taking in play for children from the age of four years
upwards, less is known of risky play with children under four years. A small-scale …

The core aspect within process quality is quality of interactions between caregivers and
children. This article investigates six interaction skills of caregivers in ECEC groups for …

The purpose of this study was to examine the values of movement and physical activity
(MoPA) using government policy documents (eg, laws and curricula) on early childhood …

ABSTRACT In the European context, Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is seen
as the foundation for later success in life in terms of educational performance, well-being …

This study examined the effects of a 10 week invented writing program with five-year-old
preschoolers (mean age 5.7 years) on their immediate post intervention literacy skills and …