Early Child Development and Care

Pre-K children’s play: different forms of imitation and exploration behaviours

Early childhood educators’ perceptions of nurturing spirituality in secular settings

Examination of the relationship between gestures and vocabulary in children with autism spectrum disorder at different language stages

Using integrated arts programming to facilitate social and emotional learning in young children with social cognition challenges

The effect of the Montessori education method on pre-school children’s social competence – behaviour and emotion regulation skills

Does sense of efficacy predict classroom management skills? An analysis of the pre-school teacher’s professional competency

Weak mathematical skills at an early age: persistent or temporary? Children with weak mathematical skills and their development from toddlers to preschoolers

The creative environment: teachers’ perceptions, self-efficacy, and teaching experience for fostering children’s creativity

Father–child activation relationship in the Brazilian context

The Test of Creative Imagination: making the test suitable to the age group of 5–6 years

Prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms among caregivers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder attending a tertiary care facility: a cross-sectional analytical study from Muscat, Oman

Interventions to promote the playful engagement in social interaction of preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): a scoping study

The construction of preschool teacher identity in the public school context

Challenges to the infant care profession: practitioners’ perspectives

Inclusion of children experiencing parental separation and divorce in mainstream early childhood development in Zimbabwe

Moderating parenting stress in ethnic minority parents of children with developmental delays

Primary school children’s experiences of physical activity: the place of social and cultural capital in participation and implications for schools

Supportive indoor environments for functional play in ECEC institutions: a strategy for promoting well-being and physical activity?

Exploring the role of ‘RE’ in early childhood education and care as a response to the PREVENT agenda in England

Assessing the quality of home visit parenting programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Emotional security and daycare for babies and toddlers in social-political contexts: reflections of early years pioneers since the 1970s

School readiness in the context of inner city Head Start centres

The development of phonological awareness among preschoolers

Parenting, childcare, and children’s pre-kindergarten skills: exploring moderation by race and ethnicity

Strengthening the social and emotional skills of pre-schoolers with mental health and developmental challenges in inclusive early childhood education and care settings: a narrative review of educator-led interventions

Formal and informal sources of paternal support in early parenthood

Exploring multisensory experiences in infants’ learning and development in the child care classrooms

Immigrant parent involvement in government funded early childhood education programming: an examination of FACES

Parenting practices focusing on literacy: a study of cultural capital of kindergarten and first-grade students from low-income families

Second-language-acquisition developmental differences: exploring migrant children’s language production in a daycare setting

Does Batman™ affect EF because he is benevolent or skilful? The effect of different pretend roles on pre-schoolers’ executive functions

Parent–child interaction effects on autism symptoms and EEG relative power in young children with excessive screen-time

”For the whole grade’s common good and based on the student’s own current situation”: differentiated teaching and the choice of methods among Finnish teachers

A meta-analysis of the relationship between father involvement and problem behaviour among preschool children

Supporting children’s social and emotional well-being in the early years: an exploration of practitioners’ perceptions

Vocabulary growth through parent-child interaction: a targeted intervention

Fast-mapping in Persian-speaking late-talking toddlers

Investigation of care needs, driving forces, and challenges in the caregiving system of orphan and vulnerable children in Iran*

Postpartum depression in high-risk Brazilian women: psychosocial predictors and effects on maternal vocalization

Identifying characteristics of parental autonomy support and control in parent–child interactions

Behavioural soothing interventions used for reducing crying in infants: a systematic review

Perspectives on the child care search process in low-income, urban neighbourhoods in the United States

Are the abilities and social-emotional competencies of Polish six-year-olds sufficient to start systematic learning in the first year of primary school?

Longitudinal investigation of endogenous and exogenous predictors of early literacy in Turkish-speaking kindergartners

Communication skills among Persian children with autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disability

The influence of parenting on Korean children’s language and school readiness: different roles of mothers and fathers depending on maternal employment

Description of children’s daily life participation processes in the sea gypsies community: visual narrative technique