Substantial research has aimed to characterise and measure early childhood education and
care (ECEC) quality. However, heterogeneity in measures, methods and contexts across …

Early childhood education is a field that includes practitioners in nursery schools,
elementary schools, Head Start centers, child care centers, family homes, and other …

This chapter examines research on play and early education organized in three sections:(1)
definitions and concepts, including content pertaining to play and learning and play and …

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) places value and benefits on children's play in
nature-based outdoor spaces. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding teachers' …

Social competence in a preschool setting, defined as children's success in interacting with
peers and teachers, and showing adaptive classroom and task-related behavior, has shown …

Object exploration is considered a driver of motor, cognitive, and social development.
However, little is known about how early childhood education and care settings facilitate …

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

Children growing up in families experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage (SED) are at
greater risk for deficits in attachment and stress regulation as compared to peers in families …

Research suggests that elementary school absenteeism can contribute to deficits in
achievement. It is less clear how the timing and growth in rates of attendance shape early …

Background: Researchers frequently use the responses of individuals in clusters to measure
cluster-level constructs. Examples are the use of student evaluations to measure teaching …