Early Childhood Educators | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 06 Jul 2023

Characteristics of high-quality early childhood education and care: a study from Australia

in Educational Psychology

Alicia Phillips
Wendy Boyd

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2023.1155095

24,217 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2024

What competencies should early childhood educators possess for the future? An expert judgement approach

in Teacher Education

Carme Pinya-Medina
Virginia Morcillo-Loro
María Ferrer-Ribot
María del Mar Oliver Barceló

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1422950

6,072 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Feb 2024

Creating healthy eating and active environments in early learning settings: protocol of the CHEERS eHealth intervention study

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Lynne M. Z. Lafave
Joyce Hayek
Alexis D. Webster
Ceilidh McConnell

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2024.1337873

8,200 views
5 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 02 Apr 2024

Game-based learning in early childhood education: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Media Psychology

Manar S. Alotaibi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1307881

117,441 views
100 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2020

A Systematic Observation of Early Childhood Educators Accompanying Young Children’s Free Play at Emmi Pikler Nursery School: Instrumental Behaviors and Their Relational Value

in Educational Psychology

Jone Sagastui
Elena Herrán
M. Teresa Anguera

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01731

23,395 views
15 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2021

Occupational Well-Being in Beginning Early Childhood Educators of Hong Kong and the Prediction of Job-Related Factors: Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Approaches

in Organizational Psychology

Jian-Bin Li
An Yang
Rui Zhang
Tuen Yung Leung
Zhouxing Li

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.746123

8,468 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2024

Peer interactions during storybook reading on children’s knowledge construction: an experimental study on K2 and K3 children

in Educational Psychology

Xuanyi Eliza Wu
James Ko

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1253782

5,664 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2020

What Happens Before Book Reading Starts? an Analysis of Teacher–Child Behaviours With Print and Digital Books

in Human Developmental Psychology

Trude Hoel
Elisabeth Brekke Stangeland
Katrin Schulz-Heidorf

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570652

9,734 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2021

Educator Beliefs Around Supporting Early Self-Regulation: Development and Evaluation of the Self-Regulation Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Scale

in Educational Psychology

Elena Vasseleu
Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett
John Ehrich
Ken Cliff
Steven James Howard

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2021.621320

4,975 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Sep 2018

Challenges and Solutions Perceived by Educators in an Early Childcare Program for Refugee Children

in Educational Psychology

Julian Busch
Lilly-Marlen Bihler
Hanna Lembcke
Thimo Buchmüller
Katerina Diers
Birgit Leyendecker

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01621

18,850 views
32 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2024

Supporting all learners through high quality early childhood curricula: STREAMin3 implementation across Virginia

in Special Educational Needs

Kelsey Ann Clayback
Amanda Williford
Virginia Vitiello
Kate Lynn Matthew

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1494464

2,471 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Negative workplace gossip and turnover intention among kindergarten teachers: psychological safety as a mediator and organizational identification as a moderator

in Organizational Psychology

Baoan Feng
Gaojie Dou
Xiaoqian Zhan

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1588482

3,664 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jun 2018

The Preschool Physical Literacy Assessment Tool: Testing a New Physical Literacy Tool for the Early Years

in Children and Health

John Cairney
Heather J. Clark
Maeghan E. James
Drew Mitchell
Dean A. Dudley
Dean Kriellaars

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2018.00138

14,113 views
32 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Apr 2021

Self-Efficacy in Early Childhood Education and Care: What Predicts Patterns of Stability and Change in Educator Self-Efficacy?

in Teacher Education

Yvonne Reyhing
Sonja Perren

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2021.634275

20,123 views
23 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2023

Update and validation of the Canadian Behavior, Attitude and Nutrition Knowledge Survey (C-BANKS 2.0)

in Public Health and Nutrition

Lynne M. Z. Lafave
Joyce Hayek
Mark R. Lafave

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1261146

4,641 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2024

Growing through adversity: the relation of early childhood educator post-traumatic growth to young children’s executive function

in Human Developmental Psychology

Caron A. C. Clark
Holly Hatton-Bowers
Kimia Akhavein
Sarah Rasby
Gilbert R. Parra

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1272294

5,527 views
3 citations

Articles

Characteristics of high-quality early childhood education and care: a study from Australia

What competencies should early childhood educators possess for the future? An expert judgement approach

Creating healthy eating and active environments in early learning settings: protocol of the CHEERS eHealth intervention study

Game-based learning in early childhood education: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Systematic Observation of Early Childhood Educators Accompanying Young Children’s Free Play at Emmi Pikler Nursery School: Instrumental Behaviors and Their Relational Value

Occupational Well-Being in Beginning Early Childhood Educators of Hong Kong and the Prediction of Job-Related Factors: Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Approaches

Peer interactions during storybook reading on children’s knowledge construction: an experimental study on K2 and K3 children

What Happens Before Book Reading Starts? an Analysis of Teacher–Child Behaviours With Print and Digital Books

Educator Beliefs Around Supporting Early Self-Regulation: Development and Evaluation of the Self-Regulation Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Scale

Challenges and Solutions Perceived by Educators in an Early Childcare Program for Refugee Children

Supporting all learners through high quality early childhood curricula: STREAMin3 implementation across Virginia

Negative workplace gossip and turnover intention among kindergarten teachers: psychological safety as a mediator and organizational identification as a moderator

The Preschool Physical Literacy Assessment Tool: Testing a New Physical Literacy Tool for the Early Years

Self-Efficacy in Early Childhood Education and Care: What Predicts Patterns of Stability and Change in Educator Self-Efficacy?

Update and validation of the Canadian Behavior, Attitude and Nutrition Knowledge Survey (C-BANKS 2.0)

Growing through adversity: the relation of early childhood educator post-traumatic growth to young children’s executive function