Young children's eating practices and mealtimes within early childhood education and care
have attracted considerable attention over the past 30 years, with an increasing focus on …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: This study examined whether teacher-child interaction
quality varied as a function of type of activity in toddler classrooms in four European …

The effectiveness of the Thrive by Three intervention, a 10-month, multicomponent, in-
service professional development model to promote the quality of caregiver-toddler …

The present study examines the quality and domains of teacher-toddler interactions and
associations with structural characteristics using data from 95 German early childcare …

Background A high degree of playfulness in learning activities has been claimed to be more
developmentally appropriate for young children than high structure and directivity. However …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: In this study, we tested whether it is possible to reliably
evaluate the quality of interactions between early childhood educators and children using a …

Toddlers' interactions with teachers, peers and the classroom environment are critical for
their academic and social development. The newly developed measure–Individualized …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: The Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers (QCIT)
observational measure was designed to address the need for a valid and reliable measure …

Teacher–child interaction is central in pedagogical activities in early childhood education
and care (ECEC). In these activities, teachers' visual gaze is a valuable tool for …

Hohe pädagogische Qualität in Kindertageseinrichtungen ist ausschlaggebend für die
kindliche Entwicklung. Ausgehend von dieser Bedeutsamkeit hat sich in den letzten …