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    Promoting children's social and emotional wellbeing in childcare centres within low socioeconomic areas: Strategies, facilitators and challenges
    Davis, E ; Priest, N ; Davies, B ; Sims, M ; Harrison, L ; Herrman, H ; Waters, E ; Strazdins, L ; Marshall, B ; Cook, K (SAGE Publications, 2010-01-01)
    ALTHOUGH CHILDCARE CENTRES HAVE a vital role to play in the social and emotional development of children, the strategies used to promote children's wellbeing in such settings are not well researched. This study aimed to identify the strategies, facilitators and key challenges for promoting children's social and emotional wellbeing as reported by childcare directors and workers during semi-structured interviews. They reported mainly informal strategies with few formalised policies, curricula or strategies. Staff reported frequent difficulties communicating with parents and/or children due to many families speaking little or no English. Lack of staff training and inadequate resources for activities were other key challenges they identified. Perceived facilitators included staff having strong relationships with each other and sharing a common philosophy, as well as having an open door policy for parents. Systematic development of skills to promote children's social and emotional wellbeing could help leverage childcare staff's potential to promote children's wellbeing during a crucial stage of child development.
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    Developing an active play resource for a range of Australian early childhood settings: Formative findings and recommendations
    Riethmuller, A ; McKeen, K ; Okely, AD ; Bell, C ; de Silva Sanigorski, A (SAGE Publications, 2009-01-01)
    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HABITS ARE established in early childhood. Increasing a child's fundamental movement skill confidence and competence may result in a trajectory of increased physical activity and a lower risk of becoming overweight. The evidence upon which the promotion of physical activity in early childhood settings is based is tenuous. This study employed formative research methods (gaining the perspective of people both within and outside the target community) to identify current physical activity practices, barriers to physical activity and methods by which effective professional development could be delivered in three early childhood setting types: family day care, long day care and kindergarten. In these settings, lack of time, finances and motivation were the key barriers to implementing physical activity programs. Recommendations for a physical activity program and associated professional development resources were developed to overcome these barriers.
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    Technologies, Deafness, and Critical Compromise
    Guillemin, M ; Gillam, L ; Brookes, A (The Ohio State University Libraries, 2005)